Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest
Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Black Cap stands 718 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 9.9 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 11.4 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 19 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 19 mi
- Square. Ledge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Tom Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest: 1.0 mi
- Saco River Floodplain: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest: 1.3 mi
- Stanley Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.1 mi
- Jockey Cap: 2.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.8 mi
- Carter Hill: 3.5 mi
- Graustein Park: 2.7 mi
- Fryeburg Fairgrounds: 2.9 mi
- Eastman Memorial Grove: 3.1 mi
- Robert E. Peary Park: 3.2 mi
- Bradley Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 2.6 mi
- Denmark Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Conway Lake Public Beach: 7.4 mi
- Beach Area #2: 10.3 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 2.5 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 2.5 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Echo Roof: 12.7 mi
- Lovewell Monument: 1.3 mi
- Stevens Monument: 3.4 mi
- Fryeburg Honor Roll: 3.6 mi
- Bradley Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Denmark Civil War Monument: 6.7 mi
- Kezar Falls: 12.8 mi
- Diana's Baths: 13.1 mi
- Hiram Falls: 13.4 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 15.6 mi
- Emerald Pool: 15.7 mi
- Giant Swing: 9.9 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 10.0 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 10.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
- Diana's Baths - Parking: 12.9 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 2.8 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 10.7 mi
- Conway Railroad Museum: 10.8 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 14.4 mi
- lower falls: 16.5 mi
- Davis Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 21.0 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 20.9 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 21.5 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 22.7 mi
- Sabbaday Falls Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 10.0 mi
- Loon Mural: 10.4 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 10.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 10.2 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 10.4 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 23.6 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Livermore: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Pleasant Pond Floodplain Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cap | WNW 285° | 718 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | WNW 292° | 639 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | E 89° | 611 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak | ENE 79° | 587.1 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - North Peak | ENE 74° | 579.6 m | 4.7 mi |
| Major Mountain | NW 323° | 555 m | 9.7 mi |
| Middle Mountain | W 275° | 549 m | 8.6 mi |
| Robbins Ridge | NW 325° | 539 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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