Escalante Rim
Escalante Rim is a cliff in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,659 m. Indian Point stands 3,046 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Moab trail rte2, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Grand Mesa passes 21 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1659 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Grand Mesa, National
- 29.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cedaredge Overlook · 25 mi
- Land of Lakes Overlook · 25 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Steamboat Mesa: 11.1 mi
- Petrie Mesa: 11.5 mi
- Camel Back: 11.9 mi
- Negro Mesa: 12.9 mi
- Horse Mesa: 13.7 mi
- Moab trail rte2: 0.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 0.6 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 3.5 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 4.8 mi
- Moab trail rte 2: 8.4 mi
- Cabin Wall: 4.0 mi
- The Island: 4.1 mi
- Interiors Wall: 4.5 mi
- Dominguez Rim: 4.7 mi
- Zappa Wall: 8.9 mi
- Skate Park: 9.9 mi
- Bob Jay: 10.1 mi
- Cleland Park: 10.5 mi
- Tamarac Park: 10.6 mi
- Riverbend Park: 11.4 mi
- Caps Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.7 mi
- Warm Spring: 9.5 mi
- Steamboat Spring: 11.4 mi
- Corduroy Spring: 22.4 mi
- Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Confluence Park: 9.8 mi
- Wild Rose Picnic Ground: 20.3 mi
- Gunnison Forks Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Dominguez Falls: 9.7 mi
- LTV A-7D Corsair II: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Escalante Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point | NNE 17° | 3,046 m | 14.2 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SW 214° | 2,964 m | 23.7 mi |
| Uncompahgre Butte | WSW 245° | 2,945 m | 23.2 mi |
| Windy Point | SW 220° | 2,915 m | 23.5 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 235° | 2,898 m | 23.3 mi |
| Long Point Mountain | WSW 238° | 2,856 m | 21.7 mi |
| Snipe Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,844 m | 20.6 mi |
| Love Mesa | SW 224° | 2,764 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delta 3E, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358943766
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