Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.
Appalachian Trail Corridor
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 18.5 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Rainbow Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Sentinel Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Nesuntabunt Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Bean Hole Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Wadleigh Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.0 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 5.2 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 5.3 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 20.4 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 22.3 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 22.7 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 8.0 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 12.6 mi
- Big Spencer Ecological Reserve: 15.1 mi
- Lobster Lake State Park Property: 20.0 mi
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 20.0 mi
- Baxter State Park: 14.4 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 23.1 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 23.2 mi
- The Gateway: 9.6 mi
- Table Land: 10.8 mi
- Windey Pitch: 13.5 mi
- Snub Pitch: 16.8 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 7.2 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 21.2 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 22.6 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 9.1 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 12.4 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 10.3 mi
- Caribou Spring: 11.6 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | ENE 57° | 1,605 m | 11.2 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 59° | 1,603 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pamola | ENE 59° | 1,495 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Peak | ENE 59° | 1,491 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | NE 51° | 1,446 m | 11.7 mi |
| Howe Peaks | NE 49° | 1,416 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Brother | NNE 33° | 1,235 m | 11.5 mi |
| South Brother | NNE 32° | 1,208 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:05 | 15:55 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/180335173
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