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Bauneg Beg Mountain

Bauneg Beg Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bauneg Beg Mountain rises to 262 m in Maine. Hussey Hill stands 315 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area - South, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

Bauneg Beg Mountain is a mountain summit located in the town of North Berwick, in York County in the state of Maine. Bauneg Beg Mountain climbs to 860 ft (260 m) above sea level. Bauneg Beg Mountain is taller than Mount Agamenticus, and has been used by mariners to navigate the Maine Coast. This area is characterized by rolling forested hills, broad stream valleys, and numerous swamps. Bauneg Beg Mountain is the only mountain in southern Maine that does not have a radio tower on it. It is home to the small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), one of the rarest orchids in the Eastern United States as well as the rare swamp saxifrage (Saxifraga pensylvanica) and Blanding's turtle (Emys blandingii).

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Wikidata Q4873563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.38416, -70.78482

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Airport Fields: 3.3 mi
  • Benton Park: 3.7 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Park: 3.8 mi
  • Central Park: 3.8 mi
  • Gateway Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Roundhouse: 12.1 mi
  • Rachel Carson: 12.3 mi
  • Mariner's Circle: 15.0 mi
  • Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith (1843-1891) Historic Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Governor's Road: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 54
Museums: 52
  • Sanford-Springvale Historical Society: 5.5 mi
  • Alfred Village Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Alfred Shaker Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Somersworth Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Rochester Historical Society: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Fairy Village: 4.5 mi
  • Sherwood Cairn Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Snake Eyes: 14.4 mi
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 15.7 mi
  • A World Alive by Sculptor Walter Liff: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 12
  • Spring Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 12.2 mi
  • Take Flight: 18.1 mi
  • Wagon: 18.1 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Orris Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hayes Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Kimballs Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Gonic Trails Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Coffin's Cut: 14.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 14.0 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 14.1 mi
  • Coffin's Cut: 14.1 mi
  • Bald Head Cliff: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • SERCs A & B Greenspace: 18.9 mi
  • Fort McClary Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 24.1 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 24.3 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Two Sisters Spring: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Bauneg Beg Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hussey HillNW 320°315 m11.8 mi
Teneriffe MountainWNW 288°300 m12.2 mi
Gerrish MountainNW 325°280 m12.3 mi
Middle PeakNNW 347°263 m0.4 mi
North PeakN 356°250 m0.6 mi
Hurd HillNW 321°250 m9.6 mi
Mount HopeNNW 341°211 m2.5 mi
Mount AgamenticusSSE 157°210 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0319:4420:28
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1315:2416:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445463696760483827
Precip in3.73.64.74.63.84.64.03.93.85.34.54.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford 2 NNW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561733 — Bauneg Beg Mountain, York County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211470

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