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The Jaws

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Elevation
279 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
White Cap Mountain1,109 m · 6.1 mi
Nearest byway
MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY11.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
45.4847, -69.3244
The Jaws, seen from above at true elevation

The Jaws is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded 279 m. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttermilk Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

Elevation
279 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of The Jaws. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainNE 38°1,109 m6.1 mi
Baker MountainNNW 331°1,063 m6.8 mi
Little Spruce MountainNE 55°980 m6.4 mi
West PeakNNE 18°965 m4.4 mi
Lily Bay MountainNW 324°963 m9.1 mi
Big Shanty MountainNE 55°948 m7.6 mi
Big Spruce MountainNE 49°944 m5.0 mi
Saddleback MountainE 79°905 m9.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1118:50
June solstice04:4919:4520:30
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1515:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 13 mi away.

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