Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 750 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States (Geonames ID 4957220)
Wikidata Q33136438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 750 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.8 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 21.1 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 4 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 26 mi
- Table Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnham Hill: 4.9 mi
- Chick Hill: 5.7 mi
- Spotted Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Beaver Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bald Mountain Public Reserved Land: 0.2 mi
- Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Conservation Easement: 1.8 mi
- Rangeley River Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- South Bog Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 1.5 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 3.3 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 5.0 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 6.5 mi
- Haley Pond Park: 6.7 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 15.5 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 21.1 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 21.8 mi
- Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 22.4 mi
- Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 22.6 mi
- Linda Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 14.9 mi
- Alice Ledge: 15.1 mi
- C Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 4.0 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 16.3 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 21.3 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 22.7 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 22.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 11.5 mi
- Smalls falls: 14.0 mi
- Garfield Falls: 17.6 mi
- Little Hellgate: 20.3 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 24.5 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Andover Civil War Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 10.4 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 16.0 mi
- Smalls Falls: 14.1 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- King Spring: 4.6 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | E 92° | 1,231 m | 13.3 mi |
| The Horn | E 88° | 1,203 m | 14.1 mi |
| East Kennebago Mountain | NE 35° | 1,153 m | 15.0 mi |
| Elephant Mountain | S 182° | 1,150 m | 12.1 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 351° | 1,139 m | 15.8 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | N 350° | 1,130 m | 11.5 mi |
| Saddleback Junior | E 86° | 1,108 m | 15.6 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | S 178° | 1,091 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:16 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561519 — Bald Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358211204
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