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Rangeley Lake State Park

Rangeley Lake State Park from directly overhead

Rangeley Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 481 m. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is South Bog Conservation Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Coordinates44.93186, -70.71155

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 54
Attractions: 19
  • Light of the World Cross: 12.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 19.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 20.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 20.8 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 21.1 mi
Parks: 14
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 2.1 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 4.1 mi
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Smalls falls: 10.8 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 23.5 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Rangeley Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainE 88°1,231 m10.1 mi
The HornE 83°1,203 m11.0 mi
East Kennebago MountainNNE 22°1,153 m14.2 mi
Elephant MountainSSW 197°1,150 m11.8 mi
West Kennebago MountainNNW 337°1,130 m13.2 mi
Black NubbleENE 62°1,117 m14.7 mi
Saddleback JuniorE 82°1,108 m12.6 mi
Old Blue MountainSSW 192°1,091 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5719:4820:34
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1915:1616:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • bluebead lily12 obs
  • Mallard9 obs
  • Ghost Pipe7 obs
  • orange hawkweed7 obs
  • Canadian bunchberry6 obs
  • Common Loon5 obs
  • red trillium5 obs
  • Rosy Maple Moth4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1201769329

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