Cliff · Oregon
Black Rim
Black Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,429 m. Wagontire Mountain stands 1,985 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1429 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.30820, -120.13858
51 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 40
- Dragon Rock: 3.7 mi
- Elk Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Elk Butte: 4.3 mi
- Rams Butte: 5.9 mi
- Pilot Butte: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Black Rim: 0.4 mi
- Stauffer Rim: 10.3 mi
- Stauffer Rim: 11.1 mi
- Burma Rim: 16.4 mi
- Burma Rim: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Stauffer: 12.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Horsehead Spring: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Civilian Conservation Corps Monument: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagontire Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,985.162 m | 12.7 mi |
| Glass Butte | N 11° | 1,946 m | 17.5 mi |
| Little Glass Butte | NNE 25° | 1,875 m | 16.8 mi |
| Little Juniper Mountain | SE 126° | 1,873 m | 18.2 mi |
| Grays Butte | SSE 160° | 1,798 m | 24.2 mi |
| Horsehead Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,775.5 m | 21.3 mi |
| Chandler Butte | ENE 71° | 1,773.936 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sheep Rock | SW 218° | 1,755.953 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Squaw Butte-northern Great BAS, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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