Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve (North Tract)
Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve (North Tract) is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the south, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northeast Wilderness Trust
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 12.7 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 15.3 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Table Rock · 4 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Alpine Cascade · 18 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Hill: 1.1 mi
- East B Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sable Hill: 2.2 mi
- Surplus Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 2.5 mi
- Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve (South Tract): 4.4 mi
- Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land: 4.4 mi
- Step Falls Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Pingree Conservation Easement: 6.4 mi
- Andover Common: 9.7 mi
- Mollidgewock State Park: 11.8 mi
- Milan Town Park: 12.7 mi
- Androscoggin Wayside Park: 13.2 mi
- Nansen Wayside Park: 13.4 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 17.5 mi
- P10: 21.8 mi
- P9: 21.8 mi
- P8: 21.8 mi
- P6: 21.8 mi
- Lightning Ledge: 5.3 mi
- C Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Alice Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Linda Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Goss Ledge: 19.6 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 5.6 mi
- Angel Falls: 15.0 mi
- Crystal Falls: 18.9 mi
- Kees Falls: 20.9 mi
- Rumford Falls: 21.2 mi
- Andover Civil War Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Dummer Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 16.6 mi
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 18.2 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 18.4 mi
- Moses Mason House Museum: 18.4 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 17.6 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 18.2 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 20.9 mi
- Mountain fountain: 3.5 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Moose Cave: 4.3 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Grafton Forest Wilderness Preserve (North Tract). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Speck Mountain | S 184° | 1,263 m | 5.2 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | NE 44° | 1,150 m | 11.7 mi |
| East Peak | SE 134° | 1,141 m | 3.7 mi |
| Goose Eye Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,132 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mahoosuc Arm | SSW 195° | 1,128 m | 6.1 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 193° | 1,111 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Peak | SE 145° | 1,092 m | 3.8 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | NE 52° | 1,091 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:49 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:18 | 16:07 |
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 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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