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Red Canyon Rim

Red Canyon Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Red Canyon Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,875 m. Wind River Peak stands 4,022 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Weiser Knoll, a peak 1.9 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1875 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.66663, -108.65067
Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Cliffs: 20
  • Little Shady: 4.3 mi
  • Wolf Point: 4.5 mi
  • Trailhead Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Pete's Cove: 6.7 mi
  • Pinnacle: 6.7 mi
Parks: 8
  • Bike Skills Park: 9.7 mi
  • Sinks Canyon State Park: 10.0 mi
  • Centennial Park: 12.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
  • Popo Agie Park: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Raised Bed Garden: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Sinks: 9.8 mi
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Mill: 10.1 mi
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bruce's Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • City Park: 11.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • The Lander Pioneer Museum: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • South Pass Rest Area: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind River PeakW 277°4,022.1 m24.4 mi
Little El CapitanW 278°3,908.6 m24.7 mi
Atlantic PeakW 259°3,808 m18.2 mi
Mount NystromW 266°3,769 m22.6 mi
West Atlantic PeakW 261°3,687 m18.8 mi
Roaring Fork MountainW 265°3,563 m19.0 mi
Mount ChevoWNW 286°3,462 m21.1 mi
Cony MountainW 264°3,383 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5019:27
June solstice05:3820:1420:57
September equinox07:0318:3619:14
December solstice07:4215:5916:45

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242636435263717060463424
Precip in0.91.01.52.42.81.40.80.81.01.61.00.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lander 11 SSE, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356507228

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