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Kennebago Headwaters

Kennebago Headwaters from directly overhead

Kennebago Headwaters is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 550 m. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Pate, a peak 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.14103, -70.77530

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 29
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 15.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Cox Farm: 16.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 16.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 16.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 16.2 mi
Parks: 11
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 10.5 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 12.1 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 12.8 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 13.7 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadagee Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 20.9 mi
  • Smalls falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Smalls Falls: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 9.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Kennebago Headwaters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainNNE 17°1,198 m10.9 mi
White Cap MountainNNW 342°1,166 m6.9 mi
East Kennebago MountainE 99°1,153 m8.6 mi
Kennebago DivideNNW 341°1,151 m6.0 mi
Snow MountainNW 308°1,139 m3.2 mi
West Kennebago MountainSW 221°1,130 m3.1 mi
Rump MountainWNW 287°1,114 m14.7 mi
Stub HillW 262°1,106 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5719:4920:35
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:2015:1516:04

Local time (America/Toronto).

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1318242590

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