Abol Mountain
Abol Mountain rises to 687 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the north, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rum Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 687 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rum Mountain: 1.5 mi
- South Peak: 2.5 mi
- Baxter Peak: 2.7 mi
- Chimney Peak: 2.8 mi
- Pamola: 2.9 mi
- Abol Falls: 3.5 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 3.7 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 5.4 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 5.7 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 5.8 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 3.2 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 17.0 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 17.2 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 17.7 mi
- Baxter State Park: 4.8 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 18.2 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 18.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 10.0 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 14.5 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 17.8 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 21.7 mi
- The Gateway: 2.8 mi
- Table Land: 3.0 mi
- Windey Pitch: 3.5 mi
- Snub Pitch: 11.1 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 15.1 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 16.1 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 24.3 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 2.4 mi
- Caribou Spring: 4.2 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 4.5 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 6.8 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 20.1 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 4.7 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Abol Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | N 359° | 1,605 m | 2.7 mi |
| South Peak | N 4° | 1,603 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pamola | NNE 13° | 1,495 m | 2.9 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNE 13° | 1,491 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | N 355° | 1,446 m | 4.1 mi |
| Howe Peaks | N 357° | 1,416 m | 4.7 mi |
| North Brother | NNW 334° | 1,235 m | 7.1 mi |
| South Brother | NW 324° | 1,208 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:04 | 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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561062 — Abol Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358210891
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