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Boundary Mountains Preserve

Boundary Mountains Preserve from directly overhead

Boundary Mountains Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 488 m. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the south, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah, a peak 1.8 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.39321, -70.68967
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
  • Flagstaff Cox Farm: 17.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 18.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 18.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles Ricker Farm: 19.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Abil Smith Farm: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sarampus Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Grand Falls: 23.7 mi
Parks: 2
  • Blanchard Park: 21.4 mi
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Boundary Mountains Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainS 188°1,198 m7.1 mi
White Cap MountainSSW 210°1,166 m12.5 mi
Kennebago DivideSSW 207°1,151 m13.3 mi
Kibby MountainENE 76°1,114 m7.3 mi
Tumbledown MountainENE 70°1,091 m11.3 mi
Boil MountainSSW 192°1,084 m10.6 mi
Onion HillS 189°1,027 m9.8 mi
Caribou MountainNE 50°1,019 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5519:5020:35
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:2015:1416:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1318244627

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