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Padlock Rim

Padlock Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Padlock Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,608 m. Boysen Peak stands 2,261 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Table Mountain, a peak 8.2 miles away. Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1608 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.73107, -108.43594

Overlooks nearby

Around it

44 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Legend Rock Petroglyph Site: 9.4 mi
  • Teepee Fountain: 13.0 mi
  • Rainbow Terraces: 13.1 mi
Parks: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Bow and Arrow: 12.5 mi
  • Rifle: 12.5 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Horn Spring: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Gooseberry Creek Rest Area: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Padlock Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boysen PeakSSE 147°2,261 m22.4 mi
Stagner MountainSSE 149°2,236 m22.1 mi
Jenkins MountainSSW 194°2,233 m18.2 mi
Stone MountainSE 142°2,188 m23.5 mi
Adam Weiss PeakWNW 303°2,136 m19.5 mi
Antelope ButteSSE 167°2,104 m17.8 mi
Nostrum MountainSSE 151°2,085 m15.3 mi
Big Table MountainSSW 193°1,973 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:26
June solstice05:3320:1621:00
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4515:5316:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242940485767757263493525
Precip in0.40.40.91.62.51.30.80.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thermopolis, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356502917

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