Black Rim
Black Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,030 m. Cherry Creek Hill stands 2,590 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Wall, a cliff 3.8 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 2.3 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2030 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Three Buttes: 6.7 mi
- The Island Butte: 6.8 mi
- Roughlock Hill: 7.6 mi
- Cow Spring Butte: 9.0 mi
- Flat Top Hill: 9.8 mi
- Gray Wall: 3.8 mi
- Red Wall: 8.5 mi
- Cottonwood Rim: 14.0 mi
- Devils Slide: 20.6 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 22.8 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Hill | NW 322° | 2,590 m | 13.3 mi |
| Horse Butte | NNW 344° | 2,270 m | 20.9 mi |
| Deadman Butte | SW 220° | 2,122 m | 11.5 mi |
| Cow Spring Butte | ENE 77° | 1,985 m | 9.0 mi |
| Three Buttes | S 175° | 1,970 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mahogany Butte | NW 316° | 1,965 m | 22.0 mi |
| Roughlock Hill | E 92° | 1,944 m | 7.6 mi |
| The Island Butte | E 79° | 1,909 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:10 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:49 | 16:36 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder RVR (school), 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499508
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