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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 320 m. Mount Abram stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mahoosuc Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.29968, -70.68469

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 5.1 mi
  • Woodstock Public Boat Access: 5.1 mi
  • West Paris Ballfields: 5.9 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 5.9 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Indian Rock Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Bethel War Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Norway Veterans in WWII: 9.6 mi
  • Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 9.6 mi
  • Korea and Vietnam Veterans: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 13
Beaches: 12
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Kezar Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Kees Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Oxford County Fairground: 10.7 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 13.1 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 13.6 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 15.3 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 5
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 10.1 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cooper Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AbramNNW 344°604 m5.0 mi
Albany MountainW 270°581 m7.5 mi
Round MountainWNW 290°557 m3.1 mi
Long MountainNW 322°557 m3.1 mi
Tibbetts MountainNNW 346°553 m4.6 mi
Lovejoy MountainW 267°543 m2.1 mi
Uncle Tom MountainNNW 335°516 m2.0 mi
Elwell MountainNNW 347°502 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0019:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1615:1916:07

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1315450298

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