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Crows Nest

Crows Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Crows Nest rises to 1,785 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Paisewa Goei, a peak 2.6 miles away. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49023211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,785 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.84157, -116.18177

83 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Springs: 16
  • Moonshine Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Bruneau Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Willis Meadow: 13.8 mi
  • Chicken Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Muddy Flat Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 2
  • Humboldt State Game Refuge: 18.3 mi
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crows Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakSSE3,183 m24.6 mi
Jacks PeakSSE3,112 m21.8 mi
Porter PeakSSE2,791 m11.3 mi
Pennsylvania HillSE2,751 m9.0 mi
Rocky BluffSSE2,693 m19.7 mi
Merritt MountainE2,672 m17.7 mi
Red MountainSE2,650 m18.2 mi
Blue Jacket PeakSSE2,573 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1119:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3316:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231384654636152413020
Precip in1.71.01.21.41.60.80.50.40.60.81.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557811

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