Height of Land
Height of Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 17.0 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 24.5 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 1 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 4 mi
- Table Rock · 21 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Four Ponds Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Brimstone Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bemis Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Piper Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Toothaker Island): 4.0 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Mainland): 5.3 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Students Island): 5.7 mi
- South Bog Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Rangeley Plantation North Public Reserved Land: 5.9 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 8.3 mi
- Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 8.6 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 9.0 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 9.2 mi
- Haley Pond Park: 9.3 mi
- Angel Falls: 4.1 mi
- Smalls falls: 9.9 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 20.7 mi
- The Falls: 20.9 mi
- Rumford Falls: 22.6 mi
- C Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Linda Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Alice Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Lightning Ledge: 18.8 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 9.7 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 12.6 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 14.3 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 18.5 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 18.6 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Andover Civil War Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 11.0 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 18.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 22.3 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 11.6 mi
- Moose Cave: 20.8 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 24.6 mi
- King Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mountain fountain: 21.1 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Smalls Falls: 10.0 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Height of Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,231 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Horn | NE 56° | 1,203 m | 13.6 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,150 m | 6.0 mi |
| Saddleback Junior | ENE 58° | 1,108 m | 15.1 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,091 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,088 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bemis Mountain | SW 217° | 1,085 m | 4.1 mi |
| Little Jackson Mountain | SE 124° | 1,055 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:17 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1317114120
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