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East Rim

East Rim, seen from above at true elevation

East Rim is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,652 m. South Tent Mountain stands 3,434 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahogany Point, a peak 2.8 miles away. Energy Loop Huntington & Eccles Canyon passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2652 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.23163, -111.14711

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mahogany Point: 2.8 mi
  • North Horn Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Birch Spring Point: 6.5 mi
  • Red Point: 7.4 mi
  • South Horn Mountain: 7.7 mi
Parks: 19
  • LDS Church Park: 5.0 mi
  • Orangeville City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Castle Dale Park: 6.6 mi
  • Castle Dale Park: 7.0 mi
  • Wilberg Memorial: 7.2 mi
Springs: 17
  • Stinking Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Wrigley Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Hendrick Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Red Seep: 15.7 mi
  • Short Canyon Spring: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Hamburger Rocks: 16.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Trackway: 20.2 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 20.2 mi
  • Grove of the Aspen Giants Scenic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Arch: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of East Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Tent MountainNW 315°3,434 m15.8 mi
North Tent MountainNW 315°3,414 m16.9 mi
Heliotrope MountainWSW 244°3,399 m18.3 mi
Lowry TopNW 326°3,396 m16.4 mi
Little MountainNW 317°3,332 m15.1 mi
Mount BaldyWSW 249°3,328 m20.8 mi
High TopWSW 253°3,324 m19.0 mi
Heliotrope PointWSW 240°3,308 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:37
June solstice05:5920:1520:55
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:4116:2317:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253242485766737062503726
Precip in0.60.60.60.50.70.40.60.91.01.00.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Dale, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356678204

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