Gulf Hagas-Whitecap
Gulf Hagas-Whitecap is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hays Brook Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 26.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chairback Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Columbus Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Third Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Roundtop Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Big Spruce Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 0.7 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 2.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.1 mi
- Billings Falls: 3.8 mi
- Stair Falls: 3.8 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 3.0 mi
- Silver Lake: 4.5 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 4.7 mi
- Barnard Forest: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 12.7 mi
- Davis Field: 13.7 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 15.7 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 15.7 mi
- Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 19.5 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 15.9 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 16.0 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 19.4 mi
- dih cheese fort: 20.4 mi
- The Jaws: 2.9 mi
- Barren Slide: 8.0 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 17.6 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 18.9 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 20.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Monument Square: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Gulf Hagas-Whitecap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | N 9° | 1,109 m | 5.4 mi |
| Baker Mountain | NW 316° | 1,063 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | NNE 29° | 980 m | 4.7 mi |
| West Peak | NNW 342° | 965 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | NW 313° | 963 m | 11.4 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | NE 35° | 948 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | NNE 13° | 944 m | 3.9 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 71° | 905 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:07 | 15:57 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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