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Goss Ledge

Goss Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

Goss Ledge is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 300 m. Plumbago Mountain stands 813 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Birds Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
300 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.42007, -70.70812

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 3.4 mi
  • Woodstock Athletic Fields: 3.7 mi
  • Davis Park: 4.0 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rumford Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Kees Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 16.2 mi
  • The Falls: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Moose Cave: 16.0 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 18.1 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 21.4 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 22.0 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 16.9 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Goss Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plumbago MountainNNW 344°813 m8.5 mi
Barker MountainWNW 288°791 m8.2 mi
White CapWNW 289°758 m8.0 mi
Spruce MountainE 98°732 m6.2 mi
Mount ZirconENE 63°677 m8.3 mi
Chamberlain MountainE 82°629 m4.5 mi
Mount AbramS 184°604 m3.5 mi
Locke MountainWNW 289°586 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358220085

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