Peak · Maine
Bad Mountain
Bad Mountain rises to 397 m in Maine. East Royce Mountain stands 945 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Farwell Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33136307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.34090, -70.86063
- 5.6 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 13.1 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 15.6 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Overlook · 7 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 7 mi
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 7 mi
- Table Rock · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Farwell Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Browns Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peter Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pickett Henry Mountain: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement: 4.3 mi
- Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement: 4.4 mi
- Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement: 4.6 mi
- Northern Retreat - Crooked River Headwaters Conservation Easement: 4.8 mi
- Bethel Community Forest West: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Bethel Common: 5.5 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Angevine Park: 5.9 mi
- Keewaydin Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Davis Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Bethel War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Indian Rock Monument: 9.7 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 18.3 mi
- Norway Veterans in WWII: 18.4 mi
- Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Kees Falls: 4.3 mi
- Mad River Falls: 8.0 mi
- Hermit Falls: 9.8 mi
- Kezar Falls: 10.1 mi
- Brickett Falls: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Browns Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Payne Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Goss Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Wild River Crag: 10.4 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 10.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Moses Mason House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 5.6 mi
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 5.8 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 15.9 mi
- Moffett House Museum: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 17.6 mi
- P6: 18.5 mi
- P5: 18.6 mi
- P10: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Moose Cave: 17.2 mi
- Lakeside Grange #63: 18.2 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 19.3 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 19.3 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 19.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Deer Hill Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 17.7 mi
- Mountain fountain: 19.6 mi
- Cooper Spring: 20.8 mi
- Peabody Spring: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Greenwood Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 11.6 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 13.1 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 13.3 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.0 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 19.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 21.1 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 5.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 20.8 mi
- Loon Mural: 21.2 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 21.3 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bad Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Royce Mountain | WSW 252° | 945 m | 7.5 mi |
| Speckled Mountain | SW 234° | 880 m | 5.8 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | W 269° | 859 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ames Mountain | SW 236° | 819 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gammon Mountain | W 279° | 812 m | 3.4 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WSW 241° | 762 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peabody Mountain | WNW 296° | 746 m | 4.7 mi |
| Durgin Mountain | SW 232° | 732 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358226683
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