Cliff · Oregon

Catlow Rim

Catlow Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Catlow Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,695 m. Steens Mountain stands 2,968 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Creek Butte, a peak 6.7 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 0.6 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1695 m

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Coordinates42.45961, -118.85658

0.6 mi off the High Desert Discovery
11.8 mi off the East Steens
12.4 mi off the Steens Loop

Overlooks nearby

Around it

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks25

Skull Creek Butte: 6.7 mi
Home Creek Butte: 6.8 mi
Whisky Hill: 9.2 mi
The Peaks: 9.6 mi
Square Mountain: 10.8 mi

Springs14

Rincon Springs: 14.3 mi
Belzar Spring: 14.5 mi
Desert Bog Spring: 16.6 mi
Bear Dog Spring: 16.7 mi
Frog Springs: 16.8 mi

Nature reserves5

Serrano Point Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.5 mi
Borax Lake Preserve: 15.9 mi
Little Wildhorse Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 17.5 mi
Big Alvord Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 20.0 mi
Pueblo Foothills Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 23.9 mi

Attractions3

Borax Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
Alvord Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
Alvord Hot Springs: 17.4 mi

Ghost towns2

Andrews: 12.5 mi
Blitzen: 15.2 mi

Parks2

Frog Spring - Alvord Desert Access: 16.8 mi
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area: 21.3 mi

Historic sites2

Starr Homestead: 17.9 mi
Roux Place: 19.5 mi

Cliffs2

Fish Fin Rim: 19.7 mi
Tule Springs Rims: 20.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Steens Mountain	NE 49°	2,968 m	18.8 mi
Beatys Butte	WSW 258°	2,413.406 m	24.8 mi
Devine Rock	NE 51°	2,372 m	20.6 mi
Mahogany Butte	WSW 254°	2,174 m	24.6 mi
Alvord Peak	SE 135°	2,173.83 m	11.0 mi
The Peaks	ESE 124°	2,137 m	9.6 mi
Lone Mountain	SSW 199°	2,104.034 m	24.7 mi
Square Mountain	S 191°	1,938 m	10.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:59	18:31	19:08
June solstice	05:19	19:54	20:37
September equinox	06:44	18:17	18:54
December solstice	07:22	15:41	16:26

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	31	35	42	47	56	63	74	72	63	51	38	30

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fields, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357278601

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