Melody Rim
Melody Rim is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,072 m. Granite Peak stands 2,725 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Melody Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2072 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Buckhorn Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dolly Varden Spring: 4.2 mi
- Supply Camp Spring: 4.6 mi
- Chicken Spring: 4.7 mi
- High Up Springs: 5.0 mi
- Crutcher Springs: 5.1 mi
- Melody Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mahogany Peak: 5.0 mi
- Wagon Tire Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Fox Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Great Boiling Spring: 21.7 mi
- Trego Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Double Hot Springs: 24.4 mi
- Casey Springs: 24.4 mi
- Black Rock Hot Spring: 24.6 mi
- Fly Geyser: 10.5 mi
- Planet X Pottery: 17.7 mi
- Center Camp: 18.9 mi
- Center Camp: 18.9 mi
- The Man: 18.9 mi
- Temple of the Deep: 18.9 mi
- The Bike Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Great Boiling Spring Park: 21.6 mi
- Gerlach Water Tower Park: 22.5 mi
- Deep Hole: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Melody Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Peak | SSE 168° | 2,725 m | 12.3 mi |
| Donnelly Peak | NE 51° | 2,597 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NW 317° | 2,481 m | 5.9 mi |
| The Banjo | SSE 164° | 2,430 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Donnelly Peak | ENE 70° | 2,347 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hog Ranch Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,343 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | NNW 329° | 2,327 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wagon Tire Mountain | S 183° | 2,321 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:50 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gerlach, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357553443
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