Chain Lakes Rim
Chain Lakes Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,080 m. Ridge Benchmark stands 2,460 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Butte, a peak 5.0 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2080 m
How to reach it
27 named places within 25 miles
- Coal Butte: 5.0 mi
- Ruby Knolls: 6.9 mi
- Johnson Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Dennison Cap: 9.6 mi
- Lost Creek Butte: 10.7 mi
- Windy Point: 17.0 mi
- Wamsutter Rim: 20.1 mi
- High Point: 21.3 mi
- Coyote Springs Rim: 22.8 mi
- Bull Springs Rim: 22.9 mi
- Wamsutter Park: 17.7 mi
- Eye of the Eagle: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chain Lakes Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Benchmark | NNE 33° | 2,460 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lamont Benchmark | NE 48° | 2,391 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bare Ring Butte | N 7° | 2,291 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gale Benchmark | E 93° | 2,213 m | 24.9 mi |
| Coyote Springs Rim | ENE 64° | 2,195 m | 23.0 mi |
| Windy Hill | SE 124° | 2,181 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cow Butte | SSE 147° | 2,179 m | 21.6 mi |
| Horse Butte | SSE 146° | 2,177 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wamsutter, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500039
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