Crows Nest
Crows Nest rises to 3,015 m in Wyoming. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Independent Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,015 m
How to reach it
90 named places within 25 miles
- Independent Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Temple Peak: 4.2 mi
- East Temple Peak: 5.3 mi
- Schiestler Peak: 5.3 mi
- Laturio Mountain: 6.2 mi
- The Diving Board: 5.1 mi
- Sharks Nose: 8.8 mi
- Suicide Point: 17.6 mi
- Fair Field: 19.9 mi
- Sherwood Point: 20.2 mi
- Tayo Park: 8.2 mi
- Sinks Canyon State Park: 21.7 mi
- Bike Skills Park: 24.4 mi
- Middle Fork Falls: 17.9 mi
- North Fork Falls: 21.9 mi
- Bruce's Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- The Sinks: 22.0 mi
- The Rise: 22.3 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- South Pass City: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Peak | NE 49° | 4,022 m | 6.2 mi |
| Temple Peak | NE 37° | 3,958 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NE 45° | 3,909 m | 6.3 mi |
| East Temple Peak | NE 38° | 3,822 m | 5.3 mi |
| Washakie Peak | N 351° | 3,811 m | 11.4 mi |
| Atlantic Peak | ESE 102° | 3,808 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dog Tooth Peak | NNE 13° | 3,800 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lizard Head Peak | N 7° | 3,799 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder Rearing STN, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506031
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