The Palisades
The Palisades is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 1,942 m. Quaking Asp Mountain stands 2,594 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1942 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pullout · 27 mi
70 named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Moran Park: 1.3 mi
- Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds: 1.8 mi
- Island Park: 2.4 mi
- Hutton Park: 2.4 mi
- Hutton Park: 2.5 mi
- The Towers: 1.4 mi
- Whalen Butte: 5.9 mi
- Wilkins Peak: 8.5 mi
- White Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Beacon Light Hill: 9.4 mi
- The Palisades: 0.1 mi
- Tollgate Rock: 0.8 mi
- The Bluffs: 10.0 mi
- Blue Rim: 16.5 mi
- Blue Point: 21.4 mi
- US Army Tank: 15.1 mi
- US Air Force Jet: 15.2 mi
- Powell Colorado River Expedition: 2.3 mi
- M60: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Palisades. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaking Asp Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,594 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pilot Butte | NE 49° | 2,423 m | 9.5 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SE 127° | 2,347 m | 19.3 mi |
| Table | ESE 105° | 2,342 m | 22.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | ESE 109° | 2,326 m | 24.6 mi |
| White Mountain | E 79° | 2,321 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wilkins Peak | ESE 118° | 2,295 m | 8.5 mi |
| Earnest Butte | SE 132° | 2,235 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356504766
Day trips start here
- Green River · 3 mi
- Rock Springs · 15 mi
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