Pockwockamus Rock
Pockwockamus Rock is an attraction in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the north, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Togue Pond Beach, a picnic site 1.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.
How to reach it
- On the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.7 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Trout Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Abol Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Black Cat Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Rum Mountain: 6.2 mi
- South Peak: 7.2 mi
- Abol Falls: 4.0 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 7.3 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 7.9 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 8.4 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 8.6 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 1.8 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 12.8 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 13.5 mi
- Baxter State Park: 8.5 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 13.5 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 13.8 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 13.9 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 10.8 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 14.6 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 17.5 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 20.4 mi
- Salmon Stream Lake Scenic Area: 20.9 mi
- Windey Pitch: 5.9 mi
- The Gateway: 7.4 mi
- Table Land: 7.8 mi
- Snub Pitch: 15.8 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 16.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 11.8 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 17.3 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 2.1 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 3.1 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 7.2 mi
- Caribou Spring: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Pockwockamus Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | N 350° | 1,605 m | 7.4 mi |
| South Peak | N 351° | 1,603 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pamola | N 356° | 1,495 m | 7.4 mi |
| Chimney Peak | N 355° | 1,491 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | N 350° | 1,446 m | 8.8 mi |
| Howe Peaks | N 351° | 1,416 m | 9.4 mi |
| North Brother | NNW 338° | 1,235 m | 11.8 mi |
| South Brother | NNW 333° | 1,208 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13092471359
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