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Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area

Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area from directly overhead

Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is King Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates44.99058, -70.81592

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 53
Attractions: 16
  • Light of the World Cross: 18.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 20.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 21.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 22.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 22.0 mi
Parks: 15
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 1.4 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 5.4 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 8.5 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Garfield Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 17.3 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 17.7 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Smalls Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 0.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Kennebago 3000 Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainESE 104°1,231 m15.7 mi
The HornE 100°1,203 m16.3 mi
East Kennebago MountainNE 49°1,153 m13.9 mi
Kennebago DivideN 0°1,151 m16.0 mi
Elephant MountainS 174°1,150 m15.5 mi
Snow MountainN 357°1,139 m12.4 mi
West Kennebago MountainN 360°1,130 m8.1 mi
Stub HillWNW 300°1,106 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5719:4920:34
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1915:1616:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423364959646255433120
Precip in2.62.12.73.03.64.54.33.83.64.43.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1317116158

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