Pleasant River Lake
Pleasant River Lake is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Northeast Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 17.6 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 25.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Northeast Hill: 0.7 mi
- Knox Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pleasant Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Chalk Pond Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Mopang Stream: 5.9 mi
- Great Heath Public Reserved Land: 10.1 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 3.3 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 7.6 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 13.1 mi
- First Chain Lake Boat Access: 14.1 mi
- Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 16.0 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 10.0 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Molasses Pond Beach: 17.4 mi
- Black Beach: 20.0 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 20.9 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 21.1 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 22.7 mi
- Long Falls: 13.7 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 14.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 21.1 mi
- Big Falls: 23.8 mi
- Little Falls: 23.8 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 19.3 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 20.4 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 18.5 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Riceville: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Pleasant River Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | W 274° | 439 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NW 312° | 414 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | NNW 343° | 335 m | 13.5 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NW 307° | 326 m | 14.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WSW 244° | 321 m | 3.5 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | WNW 297° | 284 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | WNW 283° | 281 m | 10.4 mi |
| Fifth Lake Mountain | N 352° | 278 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:05 | 15:54 |
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 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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