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Baker Hill

Baker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Hill rises to 167 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Riceville, a ghost town 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
167 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05575, -68.30307

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 37
Parks: 35
  • West Lake Access: 6.5 mi
  • Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 9.3 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 13.4 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 17.0 mi
  • Mopang Lake Boating Access: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • VFW: 18.7 mi
  • War Monument: 18.7 mi
  • Spencer: 18.7 mi
  • Binnette: 18.7 mi
  • Peace Pole: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 5
Museums: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Pinkham Trails: 19.8 mi
  • Corn Field Loop: 20.0 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 20.0 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 20.4 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Grand Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Baker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Passadumkeag MountainNNW 332°442 m5.8 mi
Lead MountainSE 144°439 m16.2 mi
Pleasant MountainSE 129°414 m18.0 mi
Duck MountainNE 48°362 m11.7 mi
Peaked MountainSSW 207°350 m17.5 mi
Sabao MountainE 93°335 m12.4 mi
Eagle MountainSE 136°326 m6.7 mi
Springy Brook MountainSSW 199°315 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:46
June solstice04:4719:3920:24
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0915:0615:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561471 — Baker Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211146

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