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Fryes Leap

Fryes Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Fryes Leap is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 93 m. Douglas Mountain stands 417 m to the west, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rec Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
93 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.85235, -70.51891
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lancaster Loop Rec Area: 1.6 mi
  • Tassel Top Beach & Park: 3.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Pettingill Pond Water Access: 3.8 mi
  • Donnabeth Lippman Park: 3.8 mi
Gardens
  • Pollinator's Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Hurricane Valley Farm: 11.6 mi
  • Sensation Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Claman Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
  • Deer Hollow / Mud Pond Preserve: 4.1 mi
  • Rhododendron 1 - Green Trees Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Rhododendron 2 - Laurel Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Hayden-Murdock Forest: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
  • Rec Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Raymond Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Rich Memorial Town Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Sebago Town Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Crescent Beach: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Amphitheatre: 4.6 mi
  • PRIVATE sign: 5.6 mi
  • Camp Cedar: 8.7 mi
  • Public Soccer Field: 9.2 mi
  • Red-tailed Hawk: 10.0 mi
Museums: 34
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 8
  • Pismire Bluff: 9.9 mi
  • White Head Cliff: 21.7 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 21.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 21.8 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Steep Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 15.3 mi
  • First Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Davis Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Fryes Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Douglas MountainW 279°417 m8.9 mi
Webb Rowe MountainW 276°405 m9.0 mi
Winn MountainW 273°381 m9.7 mi
Dykes MountainW 276°350 m9.4 mi
Peaked MountainWNW 300°330 m8.1 mi
White MountainWNW 298°319 m7.6 mi
Philip MountainWNW 298°305 m7.4 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNNE 12°300 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4520:29
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:1415:2116:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435565706962493827
Precip in3.53.54.04.43.64.54.33.64.15.44.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windham 2NW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358219906

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