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Mount Kineo State Park

Mount Kineo State Park from directly overhead

Mount Kineo State Park is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Kineo, a peak 0.6 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.70459, -69.74351
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 18
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cold Stream Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Indian Stream Falls: 24.1 mi
  • Stair Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Billings Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Vaughn Stream Falls: 24.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 11.0 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 12.5 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 14.0 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Attean View Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Mount Kineo State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainW 281°1,094 m22.6 mi
Baker MountainESE 119°1,063 m19.2 mi
Big Spencer MountainENE 71°980 m15.3 mi
Big Moose MountainS 174°967 m15.3 mi
Lily Bay MountainESE 118°963 m16.8 mi
Little Spencer MountainENE 70°912 m10.8 mi
Number Four MountainESE 111°851 m17.4 mi
Bean Brook MountainWSW 238°815 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4720:33
September equinox06:2717:5918:39
December solstice07:1815:0815:58

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1374460241

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