Blue Rim
Blue Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,240 m. Twin Buttes stands 3,347 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2240 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
46 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 3.2 mi
- The Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Stud Horse Butte: 7.0 mi
- Ross Butte: 8.6 mi
- Marbleton Park: 18.6 mi
- Boyd Skinner Park: 21.6 mi
- Wrangler Park: 21.7 mi
- Burzlander Park: 21.7 mi
- American Legion Park: 22.0 mi
- Sommers Homestead Living History Museum: 18.7 mi
- Green River Valley Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum of the Mountain Man: 21.8 mi
- New Fork: 9.7 mi
- Stewart Point: 19.8 mi
- North Fork Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | NE 53° | 3,347 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mitchells Nipple | NE 46° | 3,239 m | 24.7 mi |
| Aspen Butte | NE 54° | 2,881 m | 18.5 mi |
| Chimney Butte | NE 49° | 2,847 m | 18.2 mi |
| Little Prospect Mountain | E 93° | 2,697 m | 24.3 mi |
| Half Moon Mountain | N 359° | 2,652 m | 23.6 mi |
| Fremont Butte | NNE 28° | 2,393 m | 13.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ESE 115° | 2,380 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499589
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