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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 717 m in Maine. Mount Blue stands 973 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States (Geonames ID 4957219)

Wikidata Q33136435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
717 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.64700, -70.35062

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 0.2 mi
  • Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 3.4 mi
  • Hedgehog Hill Conservation Easement: 4.3 mi
  • Foothills Land Conservancy: 5.2 mi
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Kineowatha Park: 6.7 mi
  • Bass Park: 7.1 mi
  • Village View Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bishop Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Walton's Mill Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Smalls falls: 16.7 mi
  • Angel Falls: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Leaf Sculpture: 10.1 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 12.1 mi
  • Fisher Man: 20.5 mi
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Rome Town Beach: 24.3 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 24.8 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • UMF Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BlueN 4°973 m5.6 mi
Saddleback MountainSSW 195°784 m1.4 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 17°784 m6.4 mi
Spruce MountainW 280°771 m8.4 mi
Hurricane MountainNNW 348°755 m7.3 mi
Pope MountainNNW 346°642 m8.6 mi
Kinneys HeadNNE 32°639 m1.9 mi
Gleason MountainNNE 28°633 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415362676558463524
Precip in3.53.14.04.33.95.14.04.13.55.24.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211197

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