Basin Mountain
Basin Mountain rises to 716 m in Maine. Avery Peak stands 1,234 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Falls, a waterfall 2.4 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q33136594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 716 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 13.4 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 23.1 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Pierce Pond Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.8 mi
- The Norways: 2.9 mi
- Stony Brook Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 8.2 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 8.3 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 8.3 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 8.4 mi
- Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 8.7 mi
- Grand Falls: 2.4 mi
- Long Falls: 4.0 mi
- Moxie Falls: 12.8 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 14.4 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 12.7 mi
- Blanchard Park: 15.9 mi
- Quimby Field: 21.3 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 22.7 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 23.9 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Flagstaff: 8.7 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 9.5 mi
- Riverside Beach: 14.2 mi
- Spring water: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Basin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Peak | SSW 207° | 1,234 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SSW 210° | 1,227 m | 10.9 mi |
| West Peak | SSW 210° | 1,222 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Peak | SW 217° | 1,159 m | 11.9 mi |
| North Peak | SW 218° | 1,156 m | 11.8 mi |
| Coburn Mountain | N 11° | 1,055 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Bigelow Mountain | SSW 194° | 912 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cranberry Peak | SW 226° | 909 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211416
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