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Barnes Rim

Barnes Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Barnes Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,892 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17043, -120.82497

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
  • Hay Spring: 3.5 mi
  • McClendon Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Wooden Trough Spring: 15.6 mi
  • White Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Road Spring: 17.0 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 3
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 24.6 mi
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 24.6 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Barnes Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gearhart MountainN 353°2,551 m22.7 mi
8295N 355°2,528 m23.4 mi
Peak 8272N 354°2,521 m22.9 mi
Cougar PeakNE 46°2,413.711 m13.7 mi
Grizzly PeakENE 59°2,367.686 m11.1 mi
Blue MountainNE 41°2,289 m11.5 mi
Haystack RockN 355°2,231 m20.9 mi
Shoestring ButteNE 45°2,216 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:16
June solstice05:2820:0120:44
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2915:5016:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539435259686558473731
Precip in1.11.41.31.61.51.10.90.30.51.21.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BLY 4 SE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357306807

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