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White Rocks

White Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

White Rocks is a cliff in Wyoming, at a recorded elevation of 2,170 m. Steamboat Mountain stands 2,650 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fifteenmile Knoll, a peak 3.5 miles away. Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
2170 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89152, -109.26502

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Parks: 26
  • Bicentennial Park: 14.3 mi
  • Reliance Park: 15.7 mi
  • Paul J. Wataha Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Mesa Park: 17.4 mi
  • Big Sandy Park: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chicken Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Fifteenmile Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Ox Yoke Springs: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • US Army Tank: 20.4 mi
  • US Air Force Jet: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat MountainENE 71°2,650 m16.2 mi
South Table MountainE 86°2,524 m13.2 mi
Essex MountainNE 34°2,441 m13.7 mi
Cabin ButteESE 111°2,425 m14.4 mi
Pilot ButteSSW 195°2,423 m17.7 mi
North Table MountainE 81°2,419 m12.7 mi
Deer ButteESE 109°2,401 m12.1 mi
Emmons ConeESE 108°2,392 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4320:1420:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4216:0516:50

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121428384857646252402614
Precip in0.30.30.50.81.51.10.50.70.80.60.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farson 2nne, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356505411

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