Merrill Springs Rim
Merrill Springs Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,308 m. Mahogany Mountain stands 1,985 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grahams Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1308 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Grahams Hill: 2.3 mi
- Saddle Butte: 3.7 mi
- Threemile Hill: 5.1 mi
- Lava Butte: 5.5 mi
- Owyhee Butte: 6.9 mi
- Bogus Rim: 10.7 mi
- Rome Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 12.3 mi
- Riley Horn Point: 20.5 mi
- Inskip Station: 8.3 mi
- Danner: 8.3 mi
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave: 8.3 mi
- Scotts Dam: 11.8 mi
- Bogus Falls: 14.5 mi
- Rinehart Falls: 18.8 mi
- Pillars of Rome: 11.1 mi
- Crooked Creek State Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Crooked Creek State Roadside Area: 16.1 mi
- Jordan Valley City Park: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merrill Springs Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahogany Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,985 m | 23.4 mi |
| Parsnip Peak | ESE 110° | 1,855 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Peak | ESE 111° | 1,771 m | 20.6 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,648 m | 23.7 mi |
| Saddle Butte | WNW 293° | 1,611 m | 22.1 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 53° | 1,485 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Grassy Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,477 m | 12.4 mi |
| Clarks Butte | NNE 33° | 1,470 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:50 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:33 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome 2 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357284568
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