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, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Snotch, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2036 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Castle Valley Overlook · 9 mi
- Dry Mesa Overlook · 10 mi
- Colorado River Overlook · 10 mi
- Icebox Canyon Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Snotch: 0.7 mi
- Valley Of The Gnomes: 1.1 mi
- Elvis Hammer (Olympic Torch): 1.5 mi
- Balanced Rock Mesa: 1.8 mi
- Otho Natural Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Grand View: 4.8 mi
- Coffee Pot Rock: 5.2 mi
- Castleton Tower: 5.3 mi
- Gold Knob: 5.3 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 3.9 mi
- Convent: 7.7 mi
- North Dakota Crag: 8.3 mi
- The Theater: 10.0 mi
- Wall Street: 12.9 mi
- Mason Spring: 3.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.9 mi
- Tukuhnikivatz Spring: 9.3 mi
- Stinking Spring: 9.4 mi
- Matrimony Spring: 12.1 mi
- Pinhook Draw Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Old City Park: 8.3 mi
- Moose Park: 8.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.1 mi
- Center Street Ballparks: 10.6 mi
- Window Arch: 11.9 mi
- Trigon Arch: 17.7 mi
- Sand Dune Arch: 18.0 mi
- Tunnel Arch: 19.6 mi
- Pine Tree Arch: 19.8 mi
- Utah Burr: 10.8 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 10.8 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 10.8 mi
- Moab Mural: 10.9 mi
- Animal sculptures: 14.8 mi
- "Slytherin Falls": 5.9 mi
- Faux Falls: 7.4 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 8.3 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 8.6 mi
- Pack Creek Group Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
- Pack Creek Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Shelter: 14.7 mi
- Devils Garden Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Castleton: 2.6 mi
- Miners Basin: 4.6 mi
- Dewey: 16.4 mi
- Moab Museum: 10.7 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 19.3 mi
- Moab Giants: 19.3 mi
- Farmstead History: 11.4 mi
- Dewey Suspension Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 22.7 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Porcupine Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peale | SE 146° | 3,877 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Mellenthin | SE 141° | 3,852 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Tukuhnikivatz | SSE 153° | 3,810 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Waas | ESE 111° | 3,751 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Laurel | SE 144° | 3,740 m | 10.3 mi |
| Manns Peak | ESE 121° | 3,729 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | ESE 118° | 3,719 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Tomasaki | ESE 123° | 3,711 m | 9.3 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 | 07:32 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/364996447
Day trips start here
- Arches National Park · 17 mi
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