Backwood Mountain
Backwood Mountain rises to 82 m in Maine. Bald Rock Mountain stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is John B Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33136301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 82 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.6 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 27 mi
- Hawk Watch · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John B Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Whites Head: 2.1 mi
- Kench Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Winche Mountain: 3.3 mi
- John B. Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Pilot Point Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Lookout Rock Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Hinkle Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Ferry Landing Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Holbrook Island Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Fort Madison: 2.6 mi
- Battle Avenue Fields: 2.9 mi
- Castine Town Common: 3.0 mi
- Fort George State Park: 3.1 mi
- Bakeman Beach: 2.7 mi
- MMA Beach: 2.7 mi
- Redman Beach: 3.0 mi
- Wadsworth Cove Beach: 3.6 mi
- Spragues Beach: 5.3 mi
- The Good Life Center: 2.2 mi
- Wilson Museum: 2.7 mi
- Castine Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Islesboro historical society: 6.5 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 7.4 mi
- The Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- Gull Ledges: 4.9 mi
- Sears Island Ledge: 7.6 mi
- The Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 8.5 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Fort Pownall: 8.4 mi
- Fort Knox: 15.1 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 15.4 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 19.9 mi
- Before The Wind: 15.4 mi
- The Whale: 15.4 mi
- Andre the Seal: 18.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 20.9 mi
- Water Street Mural: 22.2 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 15.8 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 16.5 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- Oil House: 23.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 23.8 mi
- Vinal Falls: 18.4 mi
- Monroe Falls: 21.5 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 22.6 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 12.8 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 23.4 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 22.5 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 23.5 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 23.6 mi
- Dome home: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Backwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | WSW 247° | 331 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blue Hill Mountain | ENE 58° | 281 m | 11.3 mi |
| Garey Mountain | WSW 246° | 239 m | 13.6 mi |
| Derry Mountain | WSW 248° | 231 m | 13.1 mi |
| Patterson Hill | W 277° | 227 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Ephraim | NW 325° | 226 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WSW 258° | 218 m | 11.3 mi |
| Beech Hill | W 266° | 205 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:11 | 15:59 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561421 — Backwood Mountain, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358211108
Day trips start here
- Bucksport · 16 mi
- Orland · 16 mi
- Surry · 17 mi
- Ellsworth · 22 mi
- Acadia National Park · 24 mi
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