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Coal Oil Rim

Coal Oil Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Coal Oil Rim is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,786 m. Tanks Peak stands 2,651 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond passes 3.0 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1786 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.13164, -108.78400
Around it

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Spooky Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Mellen Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Banty Point: 12.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Moose Head Mountain: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 5
  • Park: 2.8 mi
  • East End Park: 3.1 mi
  • Hefley Park: 3.3 mi
  • City Park: 14.3 mi
  • Point of Pines Recreation Site: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • White Birds: 17.5 mi
  • The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 18.0 mi
  • Waving Hands: 20.2 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Overlook: 23.2 mi
  • Harding Hole Overlook: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Dinosaur National Monument: 12.6 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • DryWoman: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coal Oil Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tanks PeakN 3°2,651 m20.3 mi
Round Top MountainNNW 342°2,614 m22.5 mi
Buena Vista PeakNNW 341°2,613 m22.6 mi
Moose Head MountainNNW 342°2,588 m13.5 mi
Texas MountainS 188°2,577 m24.9 mi
Marthas PeakNNW 348°2,527 m21.9 mi
Blue Mountain PlateauNW 317°2,453 m24.4 mi
Lone MountainNNE 17°2,346 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4720:0820:49
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3516:1016:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172538465667747262483420
Precip in0.70.70.91.11.20.70.71.01.31.20.90.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358942803

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