Delano Wildlife Management Area
Delano Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 355 m. Big Moose Mountain stands 967 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Doughty Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.6 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Doughty Hill: 1.6 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.1 mi
- Homer Hill: 3.1 mi
- Ledge Hill: 4.7 mi
- Doe Hill: 5.0 mi
- Shirley Bog: 7.5 mi
- Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Bald Mountain Township Public Reserved Land: 9.6 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 14.1 mi
- Lily Bay State Park: 16.6 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 4.4 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 9.7 mi
- Guilford Recreation Park: 14.1 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 15.8 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 15.9 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 4.3 mi
- Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 5.2 mi
- Thompson Brook Lower Falls: 5.3 mi
- Little Wilson Lower Falls: 5.3 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 5.6 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 9.1 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 9.2 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 17.1 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 3.5 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 16.6 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Barren Slide: 8.7 mi
- The Jaws: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Monument Square: 18.4 mi
- Cannon Monument: 24.6 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Askwith: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Delano Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Moose Mountain | NW 321° | 967 m | 13.1 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | NNE 24° | 791 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 243° | 758 m | 12.4 mi |
| Barren Mountain | ENE 56° | 742 m | 10.0 mi |
| Prong Pond Mountain | NNE 12° | 724 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fourth Mountain | ENE 58° | 714 m | 12.7 mi |
| Columbus Mountain | ENE 59° | 707 m | 15.4 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNE 32° | 702 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:09 | 15:59 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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