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Swan Lake Rim

Swan Lake Rim, seen from above at true elevation

Swan Lake Rim is a cliff in Oregon, at a recorded elevation of 1,840 m. Swan Lake Point stands 2,216 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1840 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38209, -121.64250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Attractions: 28
  • Spence Mountain Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
  • COLUMBIA & COVITZ #5: 17.2 mi
  • Caboose SP 4755: 17.3 mi
  • SNOW SPREADER WEYCO #031: 17.4 mi
  • SLEEPER CAR NCL#2089 -- Lettered CN: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Castle Quad: 11.3 mi
  • Castle Quad: 11.3 mi
  • Osprey: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Root Beer Falls: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Swan Lake Rim. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Swan Lake PointNW 324°2,216 m2.2 mi
Yainax ButteESE 101°2,201.266 m19.5 mi
Swan Lake MountainNW 316°2,141.525 m3.8 mi
Saddle MountainN 353°2,090.014 m9.0 mi
Fuego MountainNNE 30°2,080 m20.6 mi
Edgewood MountainWNW 303°2,038 m4.4 mi
Calimus ButteNNE 14°2,012 m17.8 mi
Modoc BenchmarkWNW 296°2,000.098 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3120:0520:48
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3315:5216:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323539445259676658473730
Precip in1.51.11.01.11.00.70.20.30.30.71.41.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Klamath Falls Intl AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357324516

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