Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)
Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.4 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 23.2 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 22 mi
- Sunset view · 27 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mead Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
- Flying Moose Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Great Pond Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Branch Lake State Park: 3.7 mi
- Orland Bicentennial Park: 5.3 mi
- Jacob Buck Pond Boat Access: 5.9 mi
- Silver Lake Trails: 6.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 6.8 mi
- Telephone Museum: 4.5 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- Winterport Historical Association: 10.5 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 11.1 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Hales Beach: 6.5 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 10.4 mi
- Otis Beach: 11.3 mi
- Jesse Beach: 11.4 mi
- Dunn Beach: 11.7 mi
- Before The Wind: 7.8 mi
- The Whale: 7.8 mi
- Water Street Mural: 11.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 14.8 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 15.0 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 7.5 mi
- Fort Knox: 8.3 mi
- Fort Pownall: 12.4 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 15.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Rider Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 13.6 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 14.7 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 15.3 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 15.3 mi
- Children's Garden: 14.8 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 16.4 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 20.2 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 20.7 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 18.6 mi
- Monroe Falls: 19.6 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 21.5 mi
- Long Cove: 23.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NNE 23° | 342 m | 4.5 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 30° | 338 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Waldo | W 264° | 320 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blackcap | NNE 19° | 312 m | 11.3 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | W 277° | 291 m | 1.3 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | SSE 168° | 281 m | 11.7 mi |
| Flag Hill | ENE 72° | 270 m | 1.0 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | N 359° | 258 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element relation/18764990
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