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Georges Canyon Rim

Georges Canyon Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Georges Canyon Rim is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,220 m. Rawhide Mountain stands 2,796 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bracket Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway passes 19 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2220 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.30688, -116.68756
Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 50
  • Point of Rock Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Fancher Cabin Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Warm Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Kennison Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Sidehill Spring: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Bracket Peak: 0.7 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 5.0 mi
  • Piñon Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Big Ten Peak: 12.0 mi
  • Pink Butte: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Devil's Gate: 21.9 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rawhide MountainE 95°2,796 m14.5 mi
Big Ten PeakWNW 302°2,776 m12.0 mi
Amethyst PeakE 79°2,724 m14.7 mi
Twin PeaksE 79°2,718 m15.0 mi
Flagstaff MountainNE 55°2,635 m18.9 mi
Piñon PeakNNW 341°2,631 m6.6 mi
Hat PeakNW 307°2,629 m14.9 mi
Rocky PeakW 272°2,612 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:59
June solstice05:2419:3520:14
September equinox06:3518:1018:45
December solstice07:0115:4916:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744505969767466544133
Precip in0.40.50.50.30.50.20.50.40.40.40.30.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonopah AP, 28 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357558016

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