Cherokee Rim
Cherokee Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,988 m. Bakers Peak stands 2,879 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Creek Rim, a cliff 5.7 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1988 m
How to reach it
35 named places within 25 miles
- Poison Buttes: 6.3 mi
- Bighole Butte: 10.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 11.8 mi
- East Flat Top: 12.0 mi
- Tincan Hill: 12.2 mi
- Red Creek Rim: 5.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 14.1 mi
- Prehistoric Rim: 14.8 mi
- Powder Rim: 15.9 mi
- Willow Creek Rim: 16.0 mi
- Dad: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherokee Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers Peak | ESE 108° | 2,879 m | 24.1 mi |
| Jim Robertson Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,722 m | 24.4 mi |
| Serviceberry Mountain | ESE 105° | 2,428 m | 22.0 mi |
| Muddy Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,411 m | 19.7 mi |
| North Flat Top | NNE 13° | 2,383 m | 13.7 mi |
| Powder Mountain | W 273° | 2,343 m | 17.5 mi |
| East Flat Top | NNE 25° | 2,310 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,277 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baggs, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500107
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