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Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement

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Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Red Rock Mountain stands 652 m to the west-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ingham Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mahoosuc Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.33684, -70.76317

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bethel Common: 4.8 mi
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 4.9 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Davis Park: 5.5 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Bethel War Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Rock Monument: 8.3 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 14.2 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 14.2 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Kees Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 14.5 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 22.4 mi
  • P6: 23.3 mi
  • P5: 23.3 mi
  • P10: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Oxford County Fairground: 15.3 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 16.1 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 17.3 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 17.9 mi
  • Moose Cave: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.7 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 19.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Rock MountainWSW 254°652 m6.9 mi
Pickett Henry MountainWNW 290°636 m6.6 mi
Tyler MountainWNW 282°636 m6.9 mi
Miles KnobWSW 248°630 m6.4 mi
Pine MountainWNW 294°611 m6.6 mi
Mount AbramNE 48°604 m3.4 mi
Albany MountainSW 235°581 m4.4 mi
Peter MountainWSW 246°575 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0019:4720:31
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1315445395

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