Palomino Rim
Palomino Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,364 m. Dry Mountain stands 1,915 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Palomino Buttes, a peak 1.5 miles away. High Desert Discovery passes 15 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1364 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 17.4 mi off the East Steens
38 named places within 25 miles
- Palomino Buttes: 1.5 mi
- Palomino Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Grassy Butte: 2.5 mi
- Blackie Butte: 3.3 mi
- Battleground Buttes: 4.5 mi
- Hines City Park: 13.8 mi
- Washington Park: 16.2 mi
- Memorial Field: 16.2 mi
- Triangle Park: 16.3 mi
- Coyote Rim: 8.8 mi
- Smoky Hollow Rim: 22.0 mi
- Burns Butte radar base site: 11.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Monument: 23.4 mi
- Harney County Fairgrounds: 15.0 mi
- Harney County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Silver Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Palomino Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Mountain | NW 321° | 1,915.058 m | 19.3 mi |
| Green Butte | N 349° | 1,816.608 m | 18.5 mi |
| Bald Butte | N 351° | 1,804.416 m | 15.8 mi |
| Paiute Butte | W 274° | 1,673.962 m | 20.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,634 m | 15.0 mi |
| Emigrant Butte | NNW 342° | 1,628.242 m | 21.9 mi |
| Burns Butte | NE 49° | 1,609.954 m | 11.0 mi |
| Juniper Ridge | W 278° | 1,609.954 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:38 | 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 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — O O RCH, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357285799
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