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.
The story
mountain in Wyoming, United States of America
Wikidata Q49023217, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3015 m
How to reach it
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
- 10953: 6.0 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
- Garden: 24.4 mi
- South Pass Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- South Pass City: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 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° | 4,022.1 m | 6.2 mi |
| Temple Peak | NE 37° | 3,958 m | 4.2 mi |
| Little El Capitan | NE 45° | 3,908.6 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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