Riddle Rim
Riddle Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,516 m. Riddle Mountain stands 1,936 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Diamond Loop passes 3.6 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1516 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Diamond Loop
- 12.6 mi off the East Steens
- 15.8 mi off the High Desert Discovery
- 21.3 mi off the Steens Loop
Overlooks nearby
- Buena Vista Outlook · 17 mi
- Kiger Gorge Overlook · 23 mi
- East Rim Overlook · 26 mi
- Big Indian Overlook · 27 mi
57 named places within 25 miles
- West Hill: 1.7 mi
- Big Hill: 2.6 mi
- Ant Hill: 3.5 mi
- Riddle Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cloverleaf Crater: 10.8 mi
- Big Bomb Crater: 11.4 mi
- Lava Pit Crater: 11.7 mi
- Keyhole Explosion Crater: 11.8 mi
- Oval Crater: 12.3 mi
- Historic Sod House Ranch: 22.7 mi
- Malheur Field Station: 23.1 mi
- P Ranch: 23.4 mi
- Frenchglen Corral: 24.6 mi
- Peter French Round Barn State Park: 8.4 mi
- Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area: 24.1 mi
- Frenchglen Hotel State Heritage Site: 24.6 mi
- Big Springs: 20.1 mi
- Page Springs: 23.8 mi
- Mann Lake Recreation Site: 18.9 mi
- Voltage: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riddle Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,936.09 m | 4.2 mi |
| Moon Hill | SSW 207° | 1,929 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mickey Butte | SSE 158° | 1,917 m | 24.8 mi |
| Duck Creek Butte | ENE 66° | 1,863 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 131° | 1,856 m | 4.7 mi |
| Table Mountain | SE 136° | 1,841 m | 22.0 mi |
| Little Riddle Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,804.721 m | 5.2 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 154° | 1,777 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:54 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malheur Refuge HQ, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357332660
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