Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land
Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land is a nature reserve in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lunksoos Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunt Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Wassataquoik Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Deasey Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Orin Falls: 7.3 mi
- The Hulling Machine: 12.4 mi
- Grand Pitch: 13.0 mi
- Norway Falls: 13.4 mi
- Pond Pitch: 13.6 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 11.1 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Jerry Pond Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Gantniers Landing Scenic Area: 11.6 mi
- Salmon Stream Lake Scenic Area: 13.3 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 13.6 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Lunksoos Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 13.6 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 11.3 mi
- Baxter State Park: 11.5 mi
- A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook: 14.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 16.9 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Windey Pitch: 11.0 mi
- Table Land: 15.1 mi
- The Gateway: 16.0 mi
- Snub Pitch: 17.7 mi
- The Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 11.1 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 15.6 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 12.6 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 17.6 mi
- Caribou Spring: 15.1 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 15.2 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | W 274° | 1,605 m | 14.5 mi |
| South Peak | W 273° | 1,603 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pamola | W 274° | 1,495 m | 13.8 mi |
| Chimney Peak | W 274° | 1,491 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | W 279° | 1,446 m | 14.9 mi |
| Howe Peaks | WNW 281° | 1,416 m | 14.9 mi |
| North Brother | WNW 285° | 1,235 m | 18.1 mi |
| South Brother | WNW 282° | 1,208 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:43 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:03 | 15:53 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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