The Bluffs
The Bluffs is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,923 m. Pilot Butte stands 2,423 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Light Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 10.0 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1923 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Bridger Valley Historic Byway
60 named places within 25 miles
- Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
- Thomas Moran Park: 10.5 mi
- Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds: 10.5 mi
- Hutton Park: 10.6 mi
- Hutton Park: 10.7 mi
- Beacon Light Hill: 1.0 mi
- Massacre Hill: 9.6 mi
- The Towers: 11.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 11.4 mi
- Whalen Butte: 12.4 mi
- The Palisades: 10.0 mi
- The Palisades: 10.0 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 10.4 mi
- Blue Point: 14.8 mi
- Blue Rim: 18.4 mi
- Bryan: 2.9 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 10.9 mi
- Sweetwater County Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- M60: 11.8 mi
- Butcher Knife Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Butte | ENE 65° | 2,423 m | 18.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 183° | 2,379 m | 24.2 mi |
| White Mountain | E 79° | 2,321 m | 19.1 mi |
| Wilkins Peak | E 97° | 2,295 m | 17.5 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | ESE 122° | 2,212 m | 19.1 mi |
| Antelope Knoll | SW 233° | 2,149 m | 17.7 mi |
| Wildcat Butte | WSW 253° | 2,119 m | 20.1 mi |
| Whalen Butte | ESE 108° | 2,087 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:08 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Green RVR, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504708
Day trips start here
- Green River · 11 mi
- Rock Springs · 25 mi
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