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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 860 m. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Montagnes Bleues, a peak 0.6 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.43360, -70.65075
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
  • Flagstaff Cox Farm: 19.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 19.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 20.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles Ricker Farm: 20.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Walter Hinds Farm: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sarampus Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Grand Falls: 22.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 21.0 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 22.7 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Boundary Mountains Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainSSW 196°1,198 m10.2 mi
White Cap MountainSSW 211°1,166 m15.9 mi
Kennebago DivideSSW 209°1,151 m16.6 mi
Kibby MountainE 101°1,114 m5.3 mi
Tumbledown MountainE 83°1,091 m8.8 mi
Boil MountainSSW 198°1,084 m13.8 mi
Onion HillSSW 196°1,027 m13.0 mi
Caribou MountainENE 78°1,019 m1.9 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 solstice07:2015:1316:03

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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1318244628

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