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Register Cliff

Register Cliff from directly overhead

Register Cliff is a historic site in Wyoming, at a modelled elevation of 1,327 m. Middle Rawhide Butte stands 1,728 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. Oregon Trail Historic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

The story

place in Wyoming listed on National Register of Historic Places

Wikidata Q1664770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24760, -104.71136

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Parks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Dwyer Junction Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Glendo State Park: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle Rawhide ButteNNE 26°1,728 m24.6 mi
Table MountainWNW 293°1,667 m21.3 mi
Garnet HillNNE 26°1,658 m9.2 mi
Cedar TopNNW 349°1,652 m21.1 mi
Pin TopN 349°1,632 m21.1 mi
BaldyNNW 331°1,603 m17.5 mi
Little Rawhide ButteNNE 26°1,597 m23.8 mi
Baldy MountainNW 320°1,588 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4516:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262939465667747263483727
Precip in0.40.50.92.03.02.11.71.21.31.50.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guernsey DAM #2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 70000674OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Register Cliff, reference 70000674, listed 04/03/70.

OpenStreetMap element node/4386294784

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