69.6 km
Length
+972 m
Ascent
−1,009 m
Descent
2,420 m
Highest point
3
Hairpins
9.5%
Max gradient
1h 33min
Drive time (approx.)
The Rim Road map
69.6 km · 3 hairpins · 2,420 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile2 100 m2 200 m2 300 m2 400 m2 500 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km60 km2 420 m

What does The Rim Road look like?

Panorama of Mogollon Rim (15701660905)
Panorama of Mogollon Rim (15701660905) · Coconino National Forest · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mogollon Rim, Payson, AZ Coconino County - panoramio (1)
Mogollon Rim, Payson, AZ Coconino County - panoramio (1) · davidpinter · CC BY 3.0
Red-Yellow flowers with rim panorama - panoramio
Red-Yellow flowers with rim panorama - panoramio · Jesse Off · CC BY 3.0
Payson forest afternoon
Payson forest afternoon · Toastdebunny · CC0
Aspen Trail, Payson, AZ 85541, USA - panoramio (34)
Aspen Trail, Payson, AZ 85541, USA - panoramio (34) · davidpinter · CC BY 3.0
ISS030-E-167811 - View of Earth
ISS030-E-167811 - View of Earth · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
Near Heber, AZ, Under the Tonto Rim, 2011 - panoramio
Near Heber, AZ, Under the Tonto Rim, 2011 - panoramio · Chris English · CC BY-SA 3.0
Russula atroglauca from iNaturalist photo 214781859
Russula atroglauca from iNaturalist photo 214781859 · (c) Mike Dechter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Coconino County
34.30280, -110.89609
Finish
Coconino County
34.45544, -111.39660

Along the road

Parking

6
Military Sinkhole Vista Point Parking 3.2 km · 2,314 m
Rim Lakes Vista Point Parking 4.7 km · 2,333 m
Woods Canyon Vista Point Parking 5.3 km · 2,335 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 5.3 km.

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 6.6 km.

Viewpoints

9
Military Sinkhole Observation Site 3.2 km · 2,314 m
Rim Lakes Vista Point 4.7 km · 2,333 m
Woods Canyon Vista Point 5.3 km · 2,332 m
Woods Canyon Vista 5.4 km · 2,328 m
Horseshoe Vista 25.1 km · 2,415 m
High View Point 55.7 km · 2,293 m
Hi View Point 55.9 km · 2,294 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 3.2 km to 60.5 km.