Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 490 m in Maine. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Chase, a peak 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
Wikidata Q33136460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 490 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Chase: 0.8 mi
- Davis Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Wardsworth Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pickett Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Shin Falls: 7.6 mi
- Warren Falls: 7.9 mi
- Four Foot Pitch: 7.9 mi
- Mossy Falls: 8.1 mi
- Grand Pitch: 8.1 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 2.8 mi
- Moro Plantation W Public Reserved Land: 5.9 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 16.4 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 6.9 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Merrill Millstream Park: 14.3 mi
- Olin Collier Ballfields: 15.0 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
- The Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Owls Head: 16.2 mi
- Snub Pitch: 23.1 mi
- Windey Pitch: 24.0 mi
- Lunksoos Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 7.0 mi
- Baxter State Park: 22.6 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 6.9 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 7.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler | W 264° | 1,079 m | 18.3 mi |
| Traveler Mountain | W 264° | 1,034 m | 18.4 mi |
| Peak of the Ridges | W 264° | 982 m | 19.4 mi |
| North Traveler Mountain | W 270° | 958 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Traveler Mountain | WSW 258° | 786 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Chase | NW 306° | 736 m | 0.8 mi |
| East Turner Mountain | WSW 238° | 727 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 271° | 665 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:43 | 19:43 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:01 | 15:51 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211212
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