Red Rock Rim
Red Rock Rim is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,796 m. Rain Mountain stands 2,371 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Horse Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road passes 8.1 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1796 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
- 14.5 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ledge Ruin Overlook · 13 mi
115 named places within 25 miles
- White Horse Butte: 2.2 mi
- Ventana Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Tse Lichii Dah Azka: 3.2 mi
- Red Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Lohali Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Bitter Water Springs: 7.2 mi
- Scott Spring: 7.5 mi
- Maito: 8.1 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 10.3 mi
- Valley Store Spring: 10.3 mi
- Lohali Point: 6.5 mi
- Antelope Point: 11.1 mi
- Yale Point: 17.1 mi
- Yellow Point: 18.6 mi
- Spider Rock: 19.9 mi
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument: 10.8 mi
- Three Turkey Ruins Navajo Tribal Park: 18.2 mi
- Snake Springs Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Little White House Ruins: 11.6 mi
- Three Turkey Ruins: 18.1 mi
- Canyon De Chelly Cave Dwelling: 19.6 mi
- Hope Arch: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rock Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,371 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tse Da Ahoodzo Peak | NW 324° | 2,331 m | 10.3 mi |
| Upper Forest Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,309 m | 23.4 mi |
| Ata Deeza | E 91° | 2,301 m | 22.7 mi |
| Toadindaaska Mesa | W 260° | 2,269 m | 13.8 mi |
| Little Middle Mesa | E 84° | 2,264 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lohali Mesa | WNW 285° | 2,245 m | 7.4 mi |
| Atsadahsidahi | SW 231° | 2,223 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DE Chelly, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359250520
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