Rimrock
Rimrock is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,219 m. Deer Mountain stands 1,792 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is San Felipe Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1219 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- San Felipe Park: 2.0 mi
- Cotton Valley Lions Club: 6.4 mi
- Fabens Veterans Park: 6.5 mi
- Agua Dulce Park: 6.5 mi
- Risinger Park: 6.8 mi
- Tornillo: 8.9 mi
- Juan de Onate Expedition - 1598: 11.4 mi
- Espejo-Beltran Expedition - 1582-1583: 11.4 mi
- San Elizario: 11.4 mi
- Rodriguez-Chamuscado Expedition, 1581: 11.4 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.1 mi
- Centro Recreativo Anitas: 17.1 mi
- Horse Hill: 8.6 mi
- Backbone Hill: 8.8 mi
- Whiterock Hills: 13.1 mi
- Tepee Butte: 21.8 mi
- Alacran Mountain: 21.9 mi
- Los Portales Museum and Information Center: 11.5 mi
- Old County Jail Museum: 11.5 mi
- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Cultural Center: 16.0 mi
- Carlos M. Ramirez TecH2O Water Resources Learning Center: 21.6 mi
- Texas flag: 21.9 mi
- The Equestrian: 24.1 mi
- Feather Lake Wildlife Refuge: 15.5 mi
- Acala: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rimrock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,792 m | 24.0 mi |
| Alacran Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,732 m | 21.9 mi |
| Tepee Butte | ENE 75° | 1,572 m | 21.8 mi |
| Whiterock Hills | E 97° | 1,318 m | 13.1 mi |
| Backbone Hill | N 6° | 1,287 m | 8.8 mi |
| Horse Hill | NNE 14° | 1,281 m | 8.6 mi |
| Caisson Hill | NW 307° | 1,174 m | 22.4 mi |
| Engineer Hill | NW 307° | 1,171 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:37 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:29 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tornillo 2 SSE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356744418
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- El Paso · 27 mi
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