Lion Bluffs
Lion Bluffs is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,558 m. Pine Butte stands 2,665 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Table, a peak 0.7 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2558 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Three Patches Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Arrowhead Springs Park: 4.6 mi
- Palisades Park: 10.1 mi
- Prairie Park: 10.4 mi
- Belmont Park: 10.5 mi
- Table: 0.7 mi
- Quaking Asp Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.6 mi
- Antelope Butte: 8.3 mi
- Camel Rock: 8.9 mi
- Laney Rim: 17.7 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 21.6 mi
- The Palisades: 22.2 mi
- The Palisades: 22.3 mi
- Sand Butte Rim: 22.6 mi
- Salt Wells: 13.9 mi
- Dines: 18.6 mi
- Winton: 20.0 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 20.7 mi
- Point of Rocks Stage Station: 20.8 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 20.8 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 11.4 mi
- US Army Tank: 11.4 mi
- M60: 19.8 mi
- Sweetwater County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Butte | ESE 118° | 2,665 m | 23.5 mi |
| Quaking Asp Mountain | SW 222° | 2,594 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sand Butte | ESE 112° | 2,559 m | 22.8 mi |
| Potter Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,545 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mellor Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,522 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hogback | SSW 212° | 2,450 m | 21.5 mi |
| Black Buttes | ENE 67° | 2,427 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cabin Butte | N 9° | 2,425 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
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 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356502310
Day trips start here
- Rock Springs · 11 mi
- Green River · 20 mi
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