Step Falls Preserve
Step Falls Preserve is a nature reserve in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dresser Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mahoosuc Land Trust
How to reach it
- On the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 14.8 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
- 14.9 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Table Rock · 3 mi
- Alpine Cascade · 18 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 20 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dresser Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Hittie: 1.5 mi
- Sunday River Whitecap: 2.2 mi
- West Peak: 2.5 mi
- East Peak: 2.7 mi
- Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land: 2.2 mi
- Stowe Mountain Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
- Stewart Family Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 4.1 mi
- Great Brook Preserve Conservation Easement: 4.4 mi
- Andover Common: 7.2 mi
- Moran's Landing: 7.3 mi
- Angevine Park: 10.4 mi
- Davis Park: 11.7 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
- Lightning Ledge: 1.3 mi
- C Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Goss Ledge: 13.2 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 15.4 mi
- Browns Ledge: 16.6 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 1.6 mi
- Rumford Falls: 16.2 mi
- Kees Falls: 16.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 16.5 mi
- The Falls: 19.5 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 13.4 mi
- P10: 21.3 mi
- P6: 21.3 mi
- P9: 21.3 mi
- P8: 21.3 mi
- Andover Civil War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Bethel War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 12.1 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Moses Mason House Museum: 12.3 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 16.8 mi
- Mountain fountain: 6.7 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 16.1 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 24.5 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 12.1 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 15.9 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 23.8 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Moose Cave: 3.4 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Step Falls Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Speck Mountain | W 268° | 1,263 m | 4.2 mi |
| East Peak | NNW 335° | 1,141 m | 2.7 mi |
| Goose Eye Mountain | SW 233° | 1,132 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mahoosuc Arm | W 261° | 1,128 m | 5.4 mi |
| North Peak | SW 236° | 1,111 m | 7.1 mi |
| West Peak | NW 320° | 1,092 m | 2.5 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NNW 332° | 1,090 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Baldpate Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,086 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:19 | 16:07 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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