Nature reserve · Maine
Baker Mountain
Baker Mountain is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 628 m. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Appalachian Mountain Club
How to reach it
Coordinates45.57133, -69.37961
- 5.9 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Baker Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bluff Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lily Bay Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Number Four Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Gulf Hagas Mountain: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 2.2 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 5.4 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
- Lily Bay State Park: 8.1 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Stair Falls: 5.7 mi
- Billings Falls: 5.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.2 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
Parks: 8
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 18.6 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 20.6 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 22.0 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 22.1 mi
- Davis Field: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- The Jaws: 6.6 mi
- Barren Slide: 11.0 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 13.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 12.7 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 12.8 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 13.2 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Pebble Beach: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Askwith: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | E 100° | 1,109 m | 6.6 mi |
| Baker Mountain | W 268° | 1,063 m | 0.7 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | ESE 106° | 980 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Spencer Mountain | NNW 348° | 980 m | 14.4 mi |
| Big Moose Mountain | WSW 250° | 967 m | 17.2 mi |
| West Peak | ESE 114° | 965 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | WNW 297° | 963 m | 3.1 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | E 100° | 948 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:07 | 15:57 |
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 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
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