Cliff · Oregon
Dead Horse Rim
Dead Horse Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 2,297 m. Gearhart Mountain stands 2,551 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is 8134, a peak 1.2 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2297 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.52987, -120.78553
- 14.1 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- 8134: 1.2 mi
- Dead Horse Rim 8064: 1.4 mi
- hill 7577: 2.6 mi
- 8295: 4.2 mi
- The Dome: 4.5 mi
Springs: 52
- Frigid Spring: 1.4 mi
- Head of River Spring: 1.7 mi
- Colt Spring: 3.8 mi
- Box Spring: 4.1 mi
- Lookout Spring: 4.9 mi
Parks: 5
- Mitchell Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Mitchell Monument: 7.8 mi
- Paddock Camp: 9.0 mi
- Foster Field: 17.2 mi
- Cottonwood Reservoir County Park: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Coleman Rim: 12.8 mi
- Winter Ridge: 20.1 mi
- Cub Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Gerber Rim: 23.7 mi
- Barnes Rim: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Merritt Creek Trestle: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Dead Horse Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearhart Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,551 m | 5.2 mi |
| 8295 | WSW 249° | 2,528 m | 4.2 mi |
| Peak 8272 | WSW 246° | 2,521 m | 5.0 mi |
| 8134 | N 352° | 2,476 m | 1.2 mi |
| Dead Horse Rim 8064 | N 5° | 2,458 m | 1.4 mi |
| Cougar Peak | SSE 153° | 2,413.711 m | 17.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | SSE 159° | 2,367.686 m | 20.5 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,366 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:02 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:48 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paisley, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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