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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 512 m in Maine. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the west-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shagg Crag, a cliff 0.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States (Genames ID 4957228)

Wikidata Q33136455, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
512 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.43479, -70.52756

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Little Concord Pond State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Water Supply Land: 3.7 mi
  • Water Supply Land: 4.8 mi
  • Glassface Mountain Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Buck's Ledge Community Forest: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 1.6 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 1.6 mi
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 5.8 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 6.8 mi
  • Woodstock Athletic Fields: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Rumford Falls: 7.2 mi
  • The Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Kees Falls: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Oxford County Fairground: 16.8 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 22.5 mi
  • Moose Cave: 22.6 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 23.1 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 15.1 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainWSW 236°732 m3.4 mi
Mount ZirconNNW 331°677 m3.1 mi
Black MountainE 83°649 m3.2 mi
Speckled MountainENE 66°645 m0.9 mi
Chamberlain MountainW 265°629 m4.5 mi
Mollyockett MountainS 189°611 m3.3 mi
Little Mount ZirconNNW 335°583 m3.5 mi
Bean MountainNW 315°578 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5819:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1615:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211192

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