Bear Paw Preserve
Bear Paw Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Trask Mountain stands 527 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 29.1 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Campbell Hill: 0.6 mi
- Little Bear Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Thompson Hill: 1.7 mi
- Butter Hill: 2.1 mi
- Frog Pond Park: 2.7 mi
- Mill Hill Park: 2.8 mi
- Boofy Quimby Memorial Center: 2.9 mi
- Bear Pond Beach: 3.2 mi
- Hartford Town Beach: 3.4 mi
- Everett Towle Forest: 5.4 mi
- Drew Brook Forest: 5.5 mi
- Jersey Bog Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Tolla Wolla Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Academy Hill Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Paris Maine Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- World War Honor Roll: 16.1 mi
- Korea & Vietnam Honor Roll: 16.1 mi
- war memorial: 16.4 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 3.7 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Herbon Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 15.3 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 16.5 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 8.9 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 10.9 mi
- Town Beach: 15.7 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 19.0 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 20.4 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Shagg Crag: 13.0 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Berry Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 16.6 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 19.1 mi
- Fisher Man: 16.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 17.6 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 20.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 24.7 mi
- Samantha Smith: 24.8 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 18.2 mi
- Oxford Casino: 20.2 mi
- Dummer House: 24.7 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 24.7 mi
- Liberty Bell: 24.8 mi
- Rumford Falls: 17.3 mi
- The Falls: 17.9 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
- Cooper Spring: 11.8 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 16.3 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Bear Paw Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trask Mountain | NW 318° | 527 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Saddleback | WNW 302° | 503 m | 7.1 mi |
| Thompson Mountain | NW 305° | 441 m | 7.0 mi |
| Browns Mountain | NW 307° | 416 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thorne Mountain | NW 324° | 411 m | 6.1 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNW 327° | 390 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | S 191° | 357 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sumner Hill | WSW 257° | 351 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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