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Abert Rim

Abert Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Abert Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,778 m. Drake Peak stands 2,563 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Abert Rim Historical Marker, a park 1.6 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 6.3 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1778 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.56460, -120.17690
Around it

60 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • Coyote Hills: 8.1 mi
  • Tague Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Abert Rim: 12.5 mi
  • Sawed Horn: 13.4 mi
  • Coglan Buttes: 13.6 mi
Springs: 9
Parks: 5
  • Abert Rim Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
  • Abert Rim Viewpoint: 9.5 mi
  • Chandler State Wayside: 12.3 mi
  • Egan County Park: 17.5 mi
  • Sunstone Public Collection Area: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Abert Rim: 2.9 mi
  • Abert Rim: 9.8 mi
  • Abert Rim: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Drake PeakS 172°2,562.5 m18.5 mi
Light PeakS 175°2,537.5 m18.1 mi
Twelvemile PeakS 177°2,482.3 m16.5 mi
Warner PeakESE 108°2,443.582 m23.3 mi
Crook PeakS 175°2,387.8 m14.0 mi
High PointESE 106°2,359.5 m23.5 mi
McDowell PeakS 177°2,332.9 m14.9 mi
Hart MountainESE 119°2,330 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2420:0020:43
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2815:4516:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333640455359676659483730

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357276383

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