Blue Rim
Blue Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,088 m. Pilot Butte stands 2,423 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Hill, a peak 7.3 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2088 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds: 8.1 mi
- Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds: 16.1 mi
- Thomas Moran Park: 17.8 mi
- Island Park: 18.9 mi
- Mesa Park: 18.9 mi
- Monument Hill: 7.3 mi
- Clay Buttes: 11.6 mi
- Lombard Buttes: 13.9 mi
- Pilot Butte: 15.3 mi
- Sand Knolls: 15.3 mi
- Blue Point: 15.6 mi
- The Palisades: 16.5 mi
- The Palisades: 16.6 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 17.3 mi
- White Rocks: 17.9 mi
- US Army Tank: 23.1 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 23.2 mi
- Sweetwater County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 18.8 mi
- M60: 19.9 mi
- Chicken Springs: 21.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Butte | SE 129° | 2,423 m | 15.3 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 136° | 2,321 m | 19.6 mi |
| Wilkins Peak | SSE 149° | 2,295 m | 23.2 mi |
| Buffalo Hump | NE 38° | 2,167 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sand Knolls | NE 50° | 2,156 m | 15.3 mi |
| Whalen Butte | SSE 163° | 2,087 m | 22.4 mi |
| Boars Tusk | ENE 58° | 2,075 m | 23.3 mi |
| Matthews Hill | ENE 60° | 2,047 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:06 | 16:51 |
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 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green RVR, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499586
Day trips start here
- Green River · 20 mi
- Rock Springs · 24 mi
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