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Buckwheat Rim

Buckwheat Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Buckwheat Rim is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,842 m. Morey Peak stands 3,105 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisade Mesa, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1842 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.36465, -116.14033
Around it

82 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Soda Summit Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Iceberg Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Butte Spring: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Palisade Mesa: 2.6 mi
  • Citadel Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • South Kidney Butte: 4.7 mi
  • North Kidney Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Black Beauty Mesa: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Lunar Crater: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morey PeakNNW 336°3,105 m19.9 mi
Hot Creek North SummitNNW 336°3,035 m19.6 mi
Mahogany PeakNNW 335°2,989 m22.8 mi
Aspen PeakNNW 337°2,933 m23.9 mi
Monitor PeakNNW 330°2,833 m21.9 mi
Rawhide MountainWSW 251°2,796 m16.1 mi
Amethyst PeakW 266°2,724 m15.3 mi
Twin PeaksW 266°2,718 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:57
June solstice05:2219:3320:12
September equinox06:3318:0818:43
December solstice06:5915:4616:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293643505968757262513729
Precip in0.40.40.40.60.60.20.50.40.30.30.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Twin Spring Fallini, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357545756

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