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Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement

Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Butters Mountain stands 683 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mahoosuc Land Trust
Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.31349, -70.78364

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 5.9 mi
  • Bethel Common: 6.2 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • North Lovell Playground: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Bethel War Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Rock Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 14.2 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 14.2 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Kezar Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Kees Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 10.8 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 21.4 mi
  • P6: 22.7 mi
  • P5: 22.7 mi
  • P10: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 14.9 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 15.1 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 16.2 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 16.4 mi
  • Moose Cave: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.8 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 18.4 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Springs: 4
  • Deer Hill Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Butters MountainW 268°683 m6.6 mi
Red Rock MountainW 267°652 m5.7 mi
Tyler MountainWNW 298°636 m6.5 mi
Pickett Henry MountainNW 307°636 m6.5 mi
Miles KnobW 260°630 m5.0 mi
Pine MountainNW 311°611 m6.6 mi
Mount AbramNE 42°604 m5.2 mi
Albany MountainWSW 251°581 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice05:0019:4720:31
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
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/1315451702

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