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Hawks Rest

Hawks Rest, seen from above at true elevation

Hawks Rest rises to 2,980 m in Wyoming. Younts Peak stands 3,691 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellowstone Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2980 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.10634, -110.08213

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Yellowstone Point: 2.4 mi
  • South Two Ocean Plateau: 3.8 mi
  • Atlantic Benchmark: 7.1 mi
  • Thunder Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Jay Benchmark: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Plateau Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper North Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower North Fork Falls: 8.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • Basin Creek: 21.9 mi
  • Basin Creek: 22.0 mi
  • Basin Creek: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Upper Brooks Lake Trailhead: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Hawks Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Younts PeakSE 129°3,691 m13.7 mi
Fortress MountainNE 41°3,675 m21.3 mi
Thorofare MountainSE 126°3,663 m14.8 mi
Battlement MountainNE 45°3,591 m18.0 mi
Ishawooa ConeENE 58°3,576 m15.6 mi
Overlook MountainNE 44°3,549 m14.6 mi
Clouds Home PeakENE 60°3,537 m19.8 mi
Thunder MountainSE 127°3,535 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:3820:2421:08
September equinox07:0818:4119:20
December solstice07:5315:5816:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171925344351585749372517
Precip in2.11.91.92.02.62.61.41.31.92.52.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowstone NP E ENT, 27 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356506226

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