Smith Creek Rim
Smith Creek Rim is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,284 m. Shirley Benchmark stands 2,792 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway passes 26 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2284 m
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Windy Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sullivan Benchmark: 4.3 mi
- Battle Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.5 mi
- Point of Rocks: 7.5 mi
- Fourmile Point: 18.7 mi
- Como Bluffs: 19.8 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 21.1 mi
- Dugway Rim: 23.6 mi
- Bear Park: 14.9 mi
- Headquarters Park: 17.3 mi
- Mine Disaster Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Little Rock Spring: 5.7 mi
- Deer Spring: 24.9 mi
- Shirley Basin: 11.9 mi
- Medicine Bow Museum: 17.8 mi
- Shirley Basin Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Fossil Bone Cabin: 22.4 mi
- Hanna Mine Memorial: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith Creek Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Benchmark | W 278° | 2,792 m | 13.1 mi |
| Quealy Benchmark | W 274° | 2,791 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 263° | 2,700 m | 11.4 mi |
| High Benchmark | W 266° | 2,698 m | 10.6 mi |
| Windy Hill | S 174° | 2,533 m | 3.2 mi |
| Sullivan Benchmark | W 277° | 2,526 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sailor Benchmark | W 270° | 2,525 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 292° | 2,441 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 30 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medicine BOW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504230
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