Cathedral Cliffs
Cathedral Cliffs is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,455 m. Castle Mountain stands 3,842 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Reef Creek, a picnic site 1.8 miles away. Chief Joseph Scenic Highway passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2455 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway
- 6.9 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot-Index overlook · 8 mi
- Sunlight Bridge Overlook · 9 mi
- Falls · 9 mi
- Dead Indian Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Windy Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Russell Peak: 3.0 mi
- Hunter Peak: 5.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Beartooth Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 12.1 mi
- Crazy Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
- Impasse Falls: 21.5 mi
- Sentinel Falls: 23.0 mi
- Reef Creek: 1.8 mi
- Sunlight Creek Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Warm Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Horse Creek Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Willow Park: 15.1 mi
- Cooke City Historical Marker: 22.6 mi
- Sunlight Falls: 7.0 mi
- Clay Butte Lookout: 8.4 mi
- Rock Creek Vista Point: 17.5 mi
- Erma Number 1 Mine: 21.2 mi
- Cooke City Montana Museum: 21.7 mi
- Gallery Dan Hartman: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Cathedral Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | N 354° | 3,842 m | 19.0 mi |
| Whitetail Peak | N 0° | 3,821 m | 18.2 mi |
| Castle Rock Mountain | N 350° | 3,785 m | 19.1 mi |
| Beartooth Mountain | N 3° | 3,763 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | N 7° | 3,746 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sundance Mountain | N 357° | 3,728 m | 19.4 mi |
| Trout Peak | S 169° | 3,724 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Rearguard | N 11° | 3,705 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:52 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silver Gate, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505969
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