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The Rimrocks

The Rimrocks, seen from above at true elevation

The Rimrocks is a cliff in Utah, at a recorded elevation of 1,396 m. Mollies Nipple stands 2,214 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Toadstool Hoodoo, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 24 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1396 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.11026, -111.87434

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Toadstool Hoodoo: 0.2 mi
  • Hoodoo Forest: 0.6 mi
  • The Nautilus: 1.6 mi
  • Picturesque Windows: 3.9 mi
  • Hoodoo: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Johnson Store Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Fivemile Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Flat Top: 7.7 mi
  • Wolf Knoll: 8.2 mi
Springs: 43
  • White House Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Calf Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Five Mile Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Coyote Spring: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Buckskin Gulch Arch: 7.3 mi
  • Dick's Arch: 10.9 mi
  • Starlight Arch: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Catstair Canyon Detroit Riprap: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Wilson Ranch: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Rimrocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mollies NippleNW 318°2,214 m14.9 mi
Timber MountainWNW 294°2,196 m21.6 mi
Little No Mans MesaWNW 300°2,178 m21.8 mi
No Mans MesaNW 319°2,151 m19.7 mi
Timber MountainWNW 289°2,121 m23.1 mi
Calf Pasture PointNW 317°2,099 m22.4 mi
White KnollsS 169°2,090 m22.9 mi
Jodys KnollWNW 294°2,087 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0920:1320:51
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3816:3417:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343947546474817870574333
Precip in1.01.00.80.60.50.30.71.21.21.30.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paria RS, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356676160

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