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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 237 m in Maine. Moxie Mountain stands 893 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring water, a spring 1.1 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.07922, -69.90506

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 51
  • Pleasant Ridge Plantation Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
  • Tibbetts Pond Water Access: 5.2 mi
  • Highland Plantation East Public Reserved Land: 6.3 mi
  • Carratunk S Public Reserved Land: 6.6 mi
  • Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 7.0 mi
Parks: 31
  • Quimby Field: 2.0 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 11.6 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 12.7 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 15.0 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Lexington Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 10.2 mi
  • rope swing: 10.8 mi
  • clay slides: 11.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Houston Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Long Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Parsons School: 14.9 mi
  • Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 23.4 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moxie MountainN 4°893 m8.8 mi
Poplar MountainW 265°809 m12.3 mi
Stewart MountainWNW 282°773 m10.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE 28°758 m13.8 mi
Pleasant Pond MountainN 2°746 m13.3 mi
Clay Brook MountainWSW 256°684 m12.0 mi
Middle MountainN 3°683 m12.8 mi
Burnt HillW 275°680 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211150

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