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Moose River Preserve

Moose River Preserve from directly overhead

Moose River Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockwood Strip E Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.66790, -69.80230
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cold Stream Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Heald Stream Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Indian Stream Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Vaughn Stream Falls: 24.9 mi
Parks: 4
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 14.7 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 16.1 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 17.8 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 22.3 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Moose River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainWNW 290°1,094 m20.6 mi
Baker MountainESE 109°1,063 m20.8 mi
Coburn MountainSW 229°1,055 m20.9 mi
Big Spencer MountainENE 67°980 m18.9 mi
Big Moose MountainSSE 161°967 m13.4 mi
Lily Bay MountainESE 107°963 m18.4 mi
Little Spencer MountainENE 64°912 m14.5 mi
Number Four MountainE 101°851 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:52
June solstice04:5119:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656456443220
Precip in2.72.42.93.63.74.74.33.83.44.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brassua DAM, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1374694141

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