Cliff · Maine
Hogback Ledge
Hogback Ledge is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 215 m. Mount Harris stands 355 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 215 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.47229, -69.26476
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hogback Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pierce Hill: 1.8 mi
- Whitten Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ledge Hill: 2.1 mi
- Spears Mountain: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Northern Headwaters Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Whitten Hill Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Bog Brook Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Marsh Meadow Preserve: 4.4 mi
- James Dorso Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Larrabee Field: 3.8 mi
- Freedom Park: 4.0 mi
- Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field: 5.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Thorndike Meeting Place: 7.4 mi
- Belfast Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Indian basket: 17.7 mi
- Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 17.7 mi
- Union Historical Society: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Goodblood Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
- Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 18.3 mi
- “One Country” Monument: 18.3 mi
- Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 15
- Ducktrap Beach: 17.8 mi
- Lincolnville Beach: 18.2 mi
- Wales Beach: 18.3 mi
- Cals Beach: 18.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 9
- Dome home: 3.4 mi
- Three Town Monument Stone: 8.9 mi
- Giant Pines: 9.2 mi
- Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 9.4 mi
- Thurston Cellar Hole: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 9
- Unity Stones: 9.6 mi
- River Stone: 18.7 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 18.7 mi
- 4: 20.5 mi
- 6: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Maiden Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Millerite Ledges: 17.5 mi
- The Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 18.4 mi
- Spruce Head: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Peace Garden: 8.2 mi
- Dye Garden: 8.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 17.2 mi
- Loon Cove: 22.7 mi
- Medomak Valley High School Garden: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Monroe Falls: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hogback Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harris | NNE 23° | 355 m | 14.5 mi |
| Frye Mountain | E 83° | 342 m | 2.4 mi |
| Spears Mountain | ENE 71° | 336 m | 2.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | SW 219° | 327 m | 1.2 mi |
| Levenseller Mountain | SE 146° | 317 m | 12.0 mi |
| Aborn Hill | NE 44° | 304 m | 4.8 mi |
| Common Hill | NNE 19° | 300 m | 11.8 mi |
| Simmons Hill | S 170° | 288 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:41 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:13 | 16:01 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358220757
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