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Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land

Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land from directly overhead

Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Female Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

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Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
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Coordinates45.74741, -69.24946
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
  • Upper Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Tumbledown Dick Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Nesowadnehunk Falls: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 8
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Little Claw Campsite: 15.5 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 19.2 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 20.2 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Big Omaha Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 19.4 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakNE 55°1,605 m19.2 mi
South BrotherNE 41°1,208 m18.1 mi
Mount CoeNE 42°1,146 m17.3 mi
Barren MountainNE 47°1,116 m17.5 mi
White Cap MountainS 179°1,109 m13.3 mi
The OwlNE 51°1,104 m17.9 mi
Baker MountainSSW 210°1,063 m14.0 mi
Doubletop MountainNE 35°1,059 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4819:4520:31
September equinox06:2517:5718:37
December solstice07:1615:0615:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131424375160656356443221
Precip in2.72.32.83.33.44.44.03.93.44.53.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moosehead, 25 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1373553198

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