Brown Canyon Rim
Brown Canyon Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,227 m. Ferris Mountain East stands 3,059 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ninemile Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 11 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2227 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
54 named places within 25 miles
- Ninemile Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rendle Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rendle Point: 3.9 mi
- Willow Hill: 4.0 mi
- Gale Benchmark: 7.3 mi
- Rob Roy Park: 9.6 mi
- Key Club Park: 10.1 mi
- Island Park: 10.3 mi
- Tully Park: 10.5 mi
- Soroptimist Park: 10.6 mi
- Boggy Meadows Rim: 12.8 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 13.2 mi
- Coal Creek Rim: 14.5 mi
- Windy Point: 17.6 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 18.4 mi
- Carbon County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Rim Lakes Spring: 16.3 mi
- Fort Steele Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Canyon Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Mountain East | N 6° | 3,059 m | 22.1 mi |
| Ferris Mountain West | N 352° | 2,947 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bradley Peak | NE 36° | 2,725 m | 19.6 mi |
| Atlantic Rim West | SSW 194° | 2,593 m | 22.7 mi |
| Separation Peak | SSW 196° | 2,567 m | 21.6 mi |
| Chokecherry Knob | S 172° | 2,474 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | S 175° | 2,424 m | 20.9 mi |
| Windy Ridge | NE 34° | 2,415 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:57 | 16:42 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rawlins 1N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499765
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