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Snub Pitch

Snub Pitch, seen from above at true elevation

Snub Pitch is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 660 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pogy Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
660 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.02532, -68.93421
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
  • Green Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Ledge Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Norway Falls: 4.5 mi
  • South Branch Falls: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Parks: 4
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 14.9 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 17.8 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Snub Pitch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakS 176°1,605 m8.4 mi
South PeakS 174°1,603 m8.6 mi
PamolaS 171°1,495 m8.3 mi
Chimney PeakS 171°1,491 m8.4 mi
Hamlin PeakS 177°1,446 m7.0 mi
Howe PeaksS 176°1,416 m6.4 mi
North BrotherSSW 208°1,235 m5.3 mi
South BrotherSSW 210°1,208 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:48
June solstice04:4619:4520:31
September equinox06:2317:5618:35
December solstice07:1615:0315:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358224229

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