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Parks Pond Bluff

Parks Pond Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Parks Pond Bluff is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 129 m. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the east-northeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Peaked Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
129 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.81760, -68.49256

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Marden Park: 9.8 mi
  • Summer Street Park: 9.8 mi
  • Webster Park: 9.9 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 10.1 mi
  • Brownie's Park: 10.1 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 14
  • Civil War Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Peace Pole: 11.0 mi
  • Binnette: 11.2 mi
  • War Monument: 11.3 mi
  • VFW: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Corn Field Loop: 9.9 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 10.4 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 10.7 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 10.8 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 7
Gardens: 5
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Children's Garden: 13.7 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Mariaville Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 14.2 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Parks Pond Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked MountainENE 61°350 m1.6 mi
Bald MountainSSW 207°342 m12.3 mi
Big HillSSW 202°338 m8.9 mi
Springy Brook MountainNE 42°315 m8.7 mi
BlackcapSW 219°312 m5.7 mi
Bald Bluff MountainNE 40°305 m7.0 mi
Jellison HillE 94°284 m3.6 mi
Chick HillNE 42°271 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:46
June solstice04:4919:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5518:33
December solstice07:0915:0815:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358222719

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