Big Spencer Ecological Reserve
Big Spencer Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. South Brother stands 1,208 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spencer Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.4 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spencer Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Black Cap Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sias Hill: 4.8 mi
- Little Spencer Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Lobster Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Lobster Lake State Park Property: 6.5 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 8.9 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 10.7 mi
- Day Academy Grant Public Reserved Land: 12.9 mi
- Baker Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 11.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
- Tumbledown Dick Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cooper Brook Falls: 19.2 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 19.6 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 11.5 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 23.6 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 23.7 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 23.9 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 6.9 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 10.2 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 11.4 mi
- Pebble Beach: 15.4 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 23.5 mi
- The Jaws: 21.3 mi
- The Gateway: 24.1 mi
- Askwith: 23.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.9 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Big Spencer Ecological Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Brother | ENE 62° | 1,208 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Coe | ENE 63° | 1,146 m | 22.6 mi |
| Barren Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,116 m | 23.3 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,109 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baker Mountain | S 174° | 1,063 m | 14.9 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,059 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount O-J-I | ENE 63° | 1,048 m | 22.1 mi |
| Big Spencer Mountain | SW 229° | 980 m | 1.0 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 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:06 | 15:56 |
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 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moosehead, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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