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Skyline Rim

Skyline Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Skyline Rim is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,500 m. Mount Ellen Peak stands 3,495 m to the south, 22 miles off. Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1500 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates38.43331, -110.83404

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Factory Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Steamboat Point: 5.7 mi
  • Blue Point: 7.7 mi
  • Rough Point: 7.8 mi
  • Radio Hill: 8.4 mi
Springs: 35
  • Caine Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Bullberry Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Bert Avery Seep: 11.4 mi
  • Seep: 12.5 mi
  • Willow Seep: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 18
  • Skyline Rim: 0.5 mi
  • Skyline Rim: 0.7 mi
  • Skyline Rim: 2.7 mi
  • Long Dong Silver: 2.7 mi
  • Skyline Rim: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fremont River Waterfall: 20.4 mi
  • Bighorn Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Scorpion Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Carl's Critter Garden: 7.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Skyline Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Ellen PeakS 177°3,495 m21.6 mi
Dry Lakes PeakS 177°3,182 m20.4 mi
Bull MountainSSE 165°2,793 m21.0 mi
Table MountainS 180°2,584 m18.7 mi
Cedar MountainNW 309°2,151 m19.4 mi
East Cedar MountainNW 313°2,148 m19.1 mi
McKay PointN 358°2,128 m20.8 mi
Moroni PointNW 317°2,084 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0020:1220:51
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3816:2517:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293646536373807767534029
Precip in0.40.40.50.40.40.20.70.60.80.90.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanksville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356683062

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