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Rifes Rim

Rifes Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Rifes Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,361 m. Diamond Peak stands 2,946 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Scrivner Butte, a peak 4.4 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2361 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.13829, -108.85900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • Clay Basin Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
  • Browns Park Waterfowl Management Area: 23.3 mi
  • Three Patches Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Edith Aspden Park: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Three Corners Monument: 13.8 mi
  • Doc Parson Place: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cottonwood Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
  • John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM): 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond PeakS 184°2,946 m13.0 mi
Pine MountainSW 223°2,865 m9.9 mi
Little MountainW 260°2,761 m22.9 mi
Kleins HillSW 220°2,755 m13.6 mi
Buck KnollSW 218°2,745 m14.3 mi
Bender MountainSW 229°2,741 m16.2 mi
Willow Creek ButteSW 228°2,736 m14.9 mi
Bishop PeakSSW 196°2,691 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4420:1120:52
September equinox07:0418:3819:14
December solstice07:3816:0616:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263140475565726961493626
Precip in0.60.50.51.01.60.90.71.11.11.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarvie RCH, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356503608

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