Lone Mountain Wilderness Sanctuary
Lone Mountain Wilderness Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 878 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northeast Wilderness Trust
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 9.5 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 22.3 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Spaulding Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Mount Abraham: 2.2 mi
- Mount Redington: 2.9 mi
- Mecham Hill: 3.1 mi
- Redington Public Reserved Land: 1.1 mi
- Mount Abraham Public Reserved Land: 2.9 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Redington Forest: 6.1 mi
- Carrabassett Valley Public Lot: 7.7 mi
- Perham Stream Birding Trail: 5.4 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 7.3 mi
- Phllips Fish Hatchery: 7.6 mi
- Phillips Town Park: 10.5 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 10.6 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 10.3 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 11.4 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 12.3 mi
- Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 12.6 mi
- Flagstaff Dave Murray Place: 12.9 mi
- Smalls falls: 11.4 mi
- Long Falls: 18.6 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 21.7 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 21.8 mi
- Angel Falls: 21.8 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 9.5 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 10.7 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 11.3 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 16.9 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 24.2 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Parsons School: 14.9 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 24.1 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 24.2 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 24.2 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 9.8 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 24.5 mi
- Smalls Falls: 11.4 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 15.9 mi
- King Spring: 21.9 mi
- Spring water: 23.4 mi
- Riverside Beach: 10.0 mi
- Flagstaff: 14.1 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Lone Mountain Wilderness Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 40° | 1,319 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | N 350° | 1,279 m | 4.3 mi |
| Avery Peak | NNE 22° | 1,234 m | 12.0 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,231 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Abraham | ESE 113° | 1,230 m | 2.2 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | N 353° | 1,228 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NNE 19° | 1,227 m | 11.8 mi |
| West Peak | NNE 19° | 1,222 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1319367600
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