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Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley)

Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley) from directly overhead

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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.59871, -68.64047

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 28
Beaches: 22
Artworks: 19
  • 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
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 13
  • 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
Gardens: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fern Spring: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 23°342 m4.5 mi
Big HillNNE 30°338 m7.9 mi
Mount WaldoW 264°320 m12.6 mi
BlackcapNNE 19°312 m11.3 mi
Great Pond MountainW 277°291 m1.3 mi
Blue Hill MountainSSE 168°281 m11.7 mi
Flag HillENE 72°270 m1.0 mi
Peaked MountainN 359°258 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5019:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element relation/18764990

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