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Coyote Rim

Coyote Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Coyote Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,305 m. Wagontire Mountain stands 1,985 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Butte, a peak 5.4 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 23 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41098, -119.48273

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
  • Lookout Butte: 5.4 mi
  • Battleground Buttes: 5.6 mi
  • Grassy Butte: 6.5 mi
  • Shields Butte: 8.7 mi
  • Alec Butte: 9.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Hines City Park: 22.6 mi
  • Memorial Field: 24.8 mi
  • Washington Park: 24.9 mi
  • Triangle Park: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Silver Creek Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Horsehead Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Upper Ryegrass Spring: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Monument: 16.9 mi
  • Burns Butte radar base site: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Harney County Fairgrounds: 23.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Harney County Historical Museum: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagontire MountainWSW 258°1,985.162 m21.0 mi
Dry MountainNNW 347°1,915.058 m18.5 mi
Green ButteNNE 12°1,816.608 m21.8 mi
Bald ButteNNE 17°1,804.416 m19.7 mi
Horsehead MountainSW 221°1,775.5 m21.1 mi
Round Top ButteWNW 283°1,754 m23.9 mi
Sheep MountainW 272°1,725.168 m20.1 mi
Bald ButteWSW 254°1,719.986 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3916:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037415058696657453325
Precip in1.01.01.01.01.30.90.40.20.40.81.01.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riley 10 WSW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357279458

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