Big Canyon Rim
Big Canyon Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 779 m. Mount Jefferson stands 3,201 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Island, a peak 3.8 miles away. McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 779 m
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Washington Overlook · 23 mi
- Windy Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Island: 3.8 mi
- The Peninsula: 4.8 mi
- Round Butte: 6.5 mi
- Coyote Butte: 7.5 mi
- Akawa Butte: 8.2 mi
- Panorama Park: 7.6 mi
- Culver City Park: 7.8 mi
- Pelton Park: 10.1 mi
- Totem Park: 11.8 mi
- South Park: 11.8 mi
- Cajun Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Red Ryder Buttress: 17.0 mi
- Pleasure Palace: 17.1 mi
- Mesa Verde Wall: 17.1 mi
- Snake Rock: 17.1 mi
- Daisy Spring: 5.7 mi
- Opal Springs: 5.8 mi
- Alder Springs: 8.3 mi
- Alder Springs: 8.3 mi
- Alder Springs: 8.6 mi
- Whychus Canyon Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Smith Rock State Park: 17.1 mi
- Aspen Hollow Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Camp Polk Meadow Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Indian Ford Meadow Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Dam Observatory: 4.6 mi
- Cold springs resort: 16.2 mi
- Kiwanis club: 21.2 mi
- Redmond Caves Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
- High Desert Activity Center: 24.3 mi
- Dry Falls: 8.6 mi
- Steelhead Falls: 10.7 mi
- Big Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cline Falls: 20.5 mi
- Cline Falls: 20.9 mi
- Ericson Aircraft Collection: 12.4 mi
- Museum at Warm Springs: 14.6 mi
- Sisters Museum: 21.2 mi
- Alder Spring Lookout: 10.8 mi
- Bivouac tables: 17.6 mi
- Sisters Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Sisters Fine Woodworking: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Big Canyon Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jefferson | WNW 289° | 3,201 m | 23.2 mi |
| Goat Peak | WNW 284° | 2,182.1 m | 22.5 mi |
| South Cinder Peak | W 271° | 2,056 m | 22.3 mi |
| North Cinder Peak | W 277° | 2,050 m | 22.1 mi |
| Rockpile Mountain | W 268° | 1,991 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Peter | WNW 291° | 1,980 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cathedral Rocks | W 280° | 1,964.1 m | 22.7 mi |
| Forked Butte | W 278° | 1,959 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:10 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:41 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pelton DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357318936
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