Hawks Nest
Hawks Nest rises to 2,485 m in Wyoming. Mount Lena stands 2,972 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,485 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bza · 17 mi
- Greendale Overlook · 19 mi
- Greendale Overlook Interpretive Site · 19 mi
- Lookout Sheep Creek · 24 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ramsey Peak: 5.4 mi
- Hogback: 6.4 mi
- Sand Knoll: 6.4 mi
- Richards Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Edith Aspden Park: 9.3 mi
- Goslin Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Clay Basin Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Little Hole Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Little Davenport Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Blacktail Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Laney Rim: 17.0 mi
- Four J Rim: 20.7 mi
- Rifes Rim: 23.7 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 15.7 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Doc Parson Place: 19.3 mi
- Bridgeport: 16.8 mi
- Greendale: 18.3 mi
- Linwood: 19.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.2 mi
- John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 16.3 mi
- Browns Park Waterfowl Area: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawks Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lena | SSW 193° | 2,972 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 108° | 2,865 m | 17.7 mi |
| Kleins Hill | ESE 120° | 2,755 m | 17.3 mi |
| Buck Knoll | ESE 122° | 2,745 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bender Mountain | SE 128° | 2,741 m | 14.5 mi |
| Willow Creek Butte | ESE 123° | 2,736 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bishop Peak | ESE 117° | 2,691 m | 22.7 mi |
| Little Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,629 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flaming Gorge, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1589389 — Hawks Nest, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356501641
Day trips start here
- Green River · 29 mi
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