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Pierce Pond Watershed

Pierce Pond Watershed from directly overhead

Pierce Pond Watershed is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Avery Peak stands 1,234 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Piper Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pierce Pond Watershed Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.25433, -70.06665

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 46
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 4.6 mi
  • Black Brook Flowage Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 5.1 mi
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 8.2 mi
  • Carratunk S Public Reserved Land: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 36
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 9.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 9.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 10.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Long Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 14.7 mi
Parks: 7
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Quimby Field: 16.5 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 19.5 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 21.1 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Pierce Pond Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avery PeakSW 234°1,234 m12.6 mi
Mount BigelowSW 235°1,227 m13.1 mi
West PeakSW 236°1,222 m13.1 mi
South PeakWSW 239°1,159 m14.6 mi
North PeakWSW 240°1,156 m14.5 mi
Coburn MountainN 349°1,055 m15.1 mi
Little Bigelow MountainSW 224°912 m11.1 mi
Moxie MountainESE 111°893 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4720:32
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1715:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1374758389

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