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Bogus Rim

Bogus Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Bogus Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,187 m. Mahogany Mountain stands 1,985 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogus Falls, a waterfall 3.9 miles away. East Steens passes 27 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06321, -117.64544

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Iron Point: 5.7 mi
  • Deer Butte: 7.1 mi
  • Owyhee Butte: 7.7 mi
  • Chanis Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Saddle Butte: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bogus Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Rinehart Falls: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pillars of Rome: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Crooked Creek State Roadside Area: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahogany MountainENE 59°1,985 m22.9 mi
Cedar MountainN 349°1,701.39 m15.5 mi
Saddle ButteW 273°1,611 m13.2 mi
Turnbull MountainNNW 331°1,600 m22.5 mi
Whitehorse MountainNW 306°1,519 m24.2 mi
Knottingham ButteN 8°1,505 m22.1 mi
Palomino HillsSW 223°1,504 m24.1 mi
Table MountainE 80°1,485 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2620:03
June solstice06:1220:5121:34
September equinox07:3919:1219:50
December solstice08:2016:3317:19

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303542475563726960483729
Precip in0.80.60.71.01.51.00.30.20.40.70.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome 2 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357277704

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