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Barker Mountain

Barker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barker Mountain rises to 791 m in Maine. Goose Eye Mountain stands 1,132 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is White Cap, a peak 0.3 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33136545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
791 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.45707, -70.86669

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angevine Park: 2.7 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 4.6 mi
  • Davis Park: 4.8 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bethel Common: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 59
  • White Cap: 0.3 mi
  • Little White Cap: 0.7 mi
  • Spruce Peak: 1.0 mi
  • North Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Aurora Peak: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
  • Bingham Forest: 0.4 mi
  • Williamson Family Tree Farm Conservation Easement: 1.8 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest West: 2.9 mi
  • Valentine Farm: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Screw Auger Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Kees Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 6.7 mi
  • P6: 18.2 mi
  • P10: 18.2 mi
  • P5: 18.2 mi
  • P9: 18.2 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 7
  • Mountain fountain: 12.2 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Moose Cave: 9.4 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 22.7 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 15.5 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose Eye MountainWNW1,132 m7.3 mi
Mount CarloWNW1,086 m7.3 mi
Mount SuccessW1,086 m8.6 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNW1,046 m7.8 mi
South PeakNW1,027 m7.5 mi
Sunday River WhitecapNNW1,008 m6.5 mi
Carlo ColWNW983 m7.5 mi
Slide MountainNNW972 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:32
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 580923 — Barker Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226686

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