Thimble Rock
Thimble Rock rises to 1,925 m in Utah. Oil Spring Mountain stands 2,613 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway passes 31 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Utah, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083117, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,925 m
How to reach it
- 30.7 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Dinosaur Diamond, National
34 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Corral: 5.4 mi
- White Face Butte: 9.3 mi
- Olsen Corral: 9.4 mi
- Park Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Rabbit Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Displacement Point: 9.5 mi
- Smith Point: 12.8 mi
- Dynamite Point: 12.8 mi
- Saddle Horse Point: 19.8 mi
- Black Horse Point: 20.3 mi
- Tea Pot: 18.9 mi
- Fantasy Canyon: 19.0 mi
- Waving Hands: 23.2 mi
- The Hump-Backed flute Player / Kokopelli: 23.7 mi
- White Birds: 23.7 mi
- Big Park: 8.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thimble Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Spring Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,613 m | 18.1 mi |
| Brushy Point | ESE 107° | 2,590 m | 24.7 mi |
| Texas Mountain | ESE 104° | 2,577 m | 17.7 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 121° | 2,560 m | 21.8 mi |
| Rabbit Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,323 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tom Patterson Point | S 186° | 2,259 m | 20.0 mi |
| Park Mountain | E 92° | 2,196 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gilsonite Hills | ENE 61° | 2,162 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangely 1E, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356674581
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