Cliff · Oregon
Grindstone Rim
Grindstone Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 1,447 m. Snow Mountain stands 2,185 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Yreka Rim, a cliff 1.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 44 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.00694, -119.82778
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wade Butte: 1.9 mi
- Coffee Butte: 2.6 mi
- Angell Butte: 3.8 mi
- Ryegrass Table: 4.8 mi
- Scareoff Point: 5.2 mi
Springs: 21
- Suplee Hot Spring (private): 8.7 mi
- Sage Hen Spring: 13.0 mi
- Rimrock Spring: 20.1 mi
- Davis Spring: 20.3 mi
- Meyer Spring: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Yreka Rim: 1.6 mi
- Henry Rim: 9.9 mi
- Orr Point: 10.7 mi
- Sherman Rim: 11.5 mi
- Dahlgren Rim: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Grindstone Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | E 99° | 2,185 m | 16.7 mi |
| Little Mowich Mountain | E 100° | 1,919.021 m | 13.9 mi |
| Big Mowich Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,901.952 m | 13.7 mi |
| Donnelly Butte | SE 125° | 1,837 m | 17.5 mi |
| Suplee Butte | NE 51° | 1,758 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mackey Butte | S 183° | 1,716.329 m | 15.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | E 98° | 1,708 m | 7.1 mi |
| Green Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,628 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:37 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulina, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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