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Cadillac Cliffs

Cadillac Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Cadillac Cliffs is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 85 m. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Hole, a attraction 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
85 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.32314, -68.19112

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town play ground: 0.9 mi
  • Seal Harbor Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 4.2 mi
  • Thuya Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Village Green: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 35
Gardens: 21
  • Roadside: 2.8 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.8 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.8 mi
  • Meadow: 2.8 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 16
Lighthouses: 14
Springs: 8
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Birch Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Thunder Hole: 0.2 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 0.8 mi
  • The Bubble: 3.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 4.8 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hadlock Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 6.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Long Falls: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 4.6 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 18.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Double Arch: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cadillac Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainNW 322°466 m2.6 mi
Sargent MountainWNW 289°419 m4.3 mi
Dorr MountainNNW 330°387 m2.5 mi
Pemetic MountainWNW 287°380 m2.8 mi
Penobscot MountainW 280°360 m3.8 mi
Champlain MountainN 356°323 m1.9 mi
Dike PeakWNW 297°321 m1.9 mi
Gilmore PeakWNW 284°316 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 5 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358212831

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