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Crows Nest

Crows Nest, seen from above at true elevation

Crows Nest rises to 744 m in California. Devil Peak stands 2,114 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is California State Mining and Mineral Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35736577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
744 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.47105, -119.95934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Springs: 18
  • Big Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Attractions: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 14.5 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 17.7 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Crows Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakENE 71°2,114 m12.6 mi
Chowchilla MountainENE 61°2,105 m12.8 mi
Crow PeakENE 78°1,953 m12.5 mi
Iron MountainENE 60°1,894 m14.2 mi
Brown PeakNE 37°1,715 m14.2 mi
Kirby PeakENE 69°1,642 m9.6 mi
Pilot PeakE 100°1,586 m14.3 mi
Sweetwater PointNNE 31°1,406 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1958579 — Crows Nest, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358851326

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