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Whittemore Bluff

Whittemore Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Whittemore Bluff is a cliff in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 212 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 784 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Morrill Ledges, a peak 1.0 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.52173, -70.42340

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 2.0 mi
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 5.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Morency Park: 6.3 mi
  • Chisholm Park: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Smalls falls: 23.7 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 15.6 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Town Beach: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Oxford County Fairground: 23.4 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 23.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Whittemore Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNNE 24°784 m8.0 mi
Mount ZirconWSW 244°677 m7.4 mi
Black MountainSSW 199°649 m6.0 mi
Speckled MountainSW 217°645 m7.1 mi
Little Mount ZirconWSW 247°583 m7.2 mi
Bean MountainWSW 239°578 m8.1 mi
Glass Face MountainW 273°573 m8.3 mi
Colonel Holman MountainENE 66°561 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5819:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358225706

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