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Forest Legacy Conservation Area

Forest Legacy Conservation Area from directly overhead

Forest Legacy Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates44.97861, -70.83221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 53
Parks: 16
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 1.4 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 3.0 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 5.9 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 9.2 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Light of the World Cross: 19.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 22.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 22.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 23.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Garfield Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 17.0 mi
  • Smalls falls: 17.5 mi
  • Baby Flume: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Smalls Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 1.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Forest Legacy Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainE 100°1,231 m16.3 mi
East Kennebago MountainNE 49°1,153 m15.0 mi
Elephant MountainS 170°1,150 m14.8 mi
Snow MountainN 1°1,139 m13.2 mi
West Kennebago MountainN 5°1,130 m8.9 mi
Stub HillNW 304°1,106 m15.7 mi
Old Blue MountainSSE 168°1,091 m16.3 mi
Bemis MountainSSE 166°1,085 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5719:4920:34
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1915:1616:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423364959646255433120
Precip in2.62.12.73.03.64.54.33.83.64.43.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1316556040

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