Porcupine Rim
Porcupine Rim is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 2,036 m. Mount Peale stands 3,877 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Coffee Pot Rock, a peak 1.8 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2036 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 6 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 7 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coffee Pot Rock: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Castleton Tower: 3.0 mi
- Nuns: 3.4 mi
- Rectory: 3.4 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 3.0 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 3.2 mi
- The Snotch: 3.2 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 3.3 mi
- Cliffhandle Arch: 5.6 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 3.9 mi
- Convent: 4.7 mi
- The Theater: 6.1 mi
- Twisted Doughnut Arch: 10.3 mi
- Wall Street: 10.7 mi
- Mason Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.8 mi
- Stinking Spring: 8.9 mi
- Matrimony Spring: 9.2 mi
- Kings Bottom Spring: 10.8 mi
- Moose Park: 4.8 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
- Old City Park: 7.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 8.2 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 8.4 mi
- Window Arch: 11.0 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 14.1 mi
- Trigon Arch: 15.5 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 15.7 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 15.9 mi
- Moab Mural: 8.6 mi
- Utah Burr: 8.6 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 8.6 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 8.7 mi
- Animal sculptures: 11.8 mi
- Castleton: 4.6 mi
- Miners Basin: 8.5 mi
- Dewey: 14.4 mi
- Cisco: 24.8 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 5.2 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 6.0 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 6.6 mi
- Faux Falls: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 10.8 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 13.0 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Moab Museum: 8.5 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 15.9 mi
- Moab Giants: 15.9 mi
- Farmstead History: 9.1 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 19.1 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Porcupine Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | SE 143° | 3,877 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | SE 140° | 3,852 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SSE 148° | 3,810 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Waas | ESE 120° | 3,751 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Laurel | SE 142° | 3,740 m | 14.2 mi |
| Manns Peak | SE 126° | 3,729 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SE 124° | 3,719 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | SE 127° | 3,711 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 75 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 55 | 41 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle Valley 1SE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/364996445
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 13 mi
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