Cottonwood Rim
Cottonwood Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,744 m. Deadman Butte stands 2,122 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Top Hill, a peak 4.7 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 8.7 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1744 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
22 named places within 25 miles
- Flat Top Hill: 4.7 mi
- Notches Dome: 8.2 mi
- Three Buttes: 9.1 mi
- Roughlock Hill: 11.0 mi
- Shirttail Butte: 11.7 mi
- Gray Wall: 10.3 mi
- Red Wall: 10.4 mi
- Black Rim: 14.0 mi
- Statzer Point: 21.8 mi
- Waltman Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadman Butte | W 279° | 2,122 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cow Spring Butte | N 2° | 1,985 m | 13.2 mi |
| Three Buttes | WNW 300° | 1,970 m | 9.1 mi |
| Roughlock Hill | N 356° | 1,944 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Island Butte | N 352° | 1,909 m | 12.6 mi |
| Flat Top Hill | NNW 343° | 1,901 m | 4.7 mi |
| Square Top Butte | SSW 193° | 1,881 m | 22.8 mi |
| Notches Dome | SW 236° | 1,875 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:49 | 16:36 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powder RVR (school), 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356500377
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