Rome Cliffs
Rome Cliffs is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,066 m. Small Butte stands 1,759 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pillars of Rome, a attraction 0.2 miles away. East Steens passes 29 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1066 m
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the East Steens
45 named places within 25 miles
- Little Owyhee Butte: 5.0 mi
- Owyhee Butte: 7.0 mi
- Scott Butte: 7.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Merrill Springs Rim: 11.3 mi
- Bogus Rim: 14.4 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 15.6 mi
- Scotts Dam: 6.5 mi
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave: 18.8 mi
- Bogus Falls: 16.6 mi
- Rinehart Falls: 24.3 mi
- Danner: 18.6 mi
- Inskip Station: 18.8 mi
- Pillars of Rome: 0.2 mi
- Crooked Creek State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Crooked Creek State Roadside Area: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rome Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Butte | WNW 286° | 1,759 m | 23.2 mi |
| Ryegrass Butte | WNW 291° | 1,756 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SE 131° | 1,648 m | 23.8 mi |
| Saddle Butte | NW 324° | 1,611 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bowden Hills | S 188° | 1,571 m | 22.9 mi |
| Palomino Hills | WSW 257° | 1,504 m | 14.7 mi |
| Little Grassy Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,477 m | 16.6 mi |
| Clarks Butte | NE 47° | 1,470 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:50 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:34 | 17:20 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357287209
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