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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates46.10183, -68.46476

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 21
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Parks: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 7.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerW 264°1,079 m18.3 mi
Traveler MountainW 264°1,034 m18.4 mi
Peak of the RidgesW 264°982 m19.4 mi
North Traveler MountainW 270°958 m18.7 mi
South Traveler MountainWSW 258°786 m18.7 mi
Mount ChaseNW 306°736 m0.8 mi
Bald MountainW 271°665 m17.6 mi
Barrell RidgeW 273°634 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:46
June solstice04:4319:4320:29
September equinox06:2117:5418:34
December solstice07:1415:0115:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211212

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