Cliff · Wyoming
Cottonwood Rim
Cottonwood Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,502 m. Bridger Peak stands 3,341 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2502 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.05024, -107.16117
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sheep Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mule Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Fletcher Peak: 3.8 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.0 mi
Parks: 13
- Fletcher Park: 4.4 mi
- Standard Park: 8.9 mi
- Long Park: 10.7 mi
- Huston Park: 10.7 mi
- Hog Park: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Chalk Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Deep Creek Rim: 23.6 mi
- Rendle Rim: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- fire lookout: 11.6 mi
- Wheeler Memorial: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Stemp Spring: 5.3 mi
Museums: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Cottonwood Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Peak | NE 36° | 3,341 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hahns Peak | SE 140° | 3,284 m | 18.7 mi |
| Vulcan Mountain | NE 36° | 3,282 m | 13.5 mi |
| West Bears Ears Peak | SSW 194° | 3,224 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Welba | SW 218° | 3,222 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buck Point | SW 215° | 3,209 m | 19.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 56° | 3,200 m | 11.0 mi |
| Diamond Peak | SSE 165° | 3,166 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
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, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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