Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 342 m in Maine. Big Hill stands 338 m to the northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Hancock County, Maine, United States
Wikidata Q33136446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.2 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 21.5 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 22 mi
- Hawk Watch · 28 mi
- Sunset view · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill: 0.8 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Dodge Hill: 2.2 mi
- Whites Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Button Hill: 3.1 mi
- Kiski Lot Trails: 2.6 mi
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Hothole Valley): 4.5 mi
- Hancock Pond Water Access: 5.1 mi
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River West): 5.6 mi
- Great Pond Mountain Wildlands (Dead River East): 5.7 mi
- Branch Lake State Park: 5.4 mi
- Nicolin Park: 5.6 mi
- Jacob Buck Pond Boat Access: 6.9 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 7.9 mi
- Green Lake National Fish Hatchery: 8.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 2.0 mi
- Bucksport Historical Society Museum: 11.2 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 11.9 mi
- Winterport Historical Association: 12.0 mi
- Before The Wind: 11.1 mi
- The Whale: 11.1 mi
- Water Street Mural: 12.0 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 12.4 mi
- An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 12.6 mi
- To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 10.9 mi
- Fort Knox: 11.6 mi
- Battleship Maine Monument: 12.7 mi
- Peirce Memorial Statue: 13.0 mi
- Hampden Veterans' Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Hales Beach: 7.7 mi
- Otis Beach: 8.5 mi
- Dunn Beach: 8.6 mi
- Jesse Beach: 9.3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 14.5 mi
- Fields Pond Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 10.8 mi
- Hollywood Casino: 12.3 mi
- Penobscot Theatre: 12.7 mi
- Maine Discovery Museum: 12.8 mi
- Rider Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 12.3 mi
- The Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Children's Garden: 12.3 mi
- UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 14.1 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 16.8 mi
- Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 18.9 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 10.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 14.4 mi
- Monroe Falls: 21.8 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 22.6 mi
- Long Cove: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | NE 38° | 338 m | 3.5 mi |
| Blackcap | NNE 16° | 312 m | 6.8 mi |
| Great Pond Mountain | SW 218° | 291 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSW 192° | 270 m | 3.9 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | W 279° | 258 m | 1.8 mi |
| Kings Mountain | W 277° | 256 m | 7.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | NNE 21° | 249 m | 8.8 mi |
| Flying Moose Mountain | SSW 196° | 245 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:09 | 15:57 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561517 — Bald Mountain, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358211200
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