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Ames Mountain

Ames Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ames Mountain rises to 819 m in Maine. North Baldface stands 1,099 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33136228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
819 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.28920, -70.96823

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • North Lovell Playground: 5.7 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 11.3 mi
  • Angevine Park: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Mad River Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Kees Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 24
  • Indian Rock Monument: 11.2 mi
  • Bethel War Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Memorial Boulders: 13.6 mi
  • Ravine House Site: 16.9 mi
  • Jimmy Mersereau: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 16
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 13.5 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 15.8 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 15.8 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 16.6 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 7.3 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 12.5 mi
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 14.4 mi
  • P6: 14.9 mi
  • P5: 14.9 mi
Museums: 14
Beaches: 10
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 16.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Deer Hill Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Ames Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North BaldfaceWSW 241°1,099 m6.7 mi
South BaldfaceSW 233°1,081 m6.8 mi
West Royce MountainWNW 290°965 m2.6 mi
East Royce MountainNW 304°945 m2.2 mi
Eagle CragWSW 244°907 m5.7 mi
Eastman MountainSW 222°893 m6.9 mi
Howe PeakNW 310°891 m6.7 mi
Speckled MountainE 79°880 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 580915 — Ames Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226679

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