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Bean Mountain

Bean Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bean Mountain rises to 495 m in Maine. Sunday River Whitecap stands 1,008 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Moran's Landing, a park 1.5 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 561789).

Wikidata Q33136631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
495 m
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Coordinates44.50284, -70.76201

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moran's Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Davis Park: 6.3 mi
  • Angevine Park: 6.6 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Bethel Common: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 58
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
  • P10: 24.0 mi
  • P6: 24.0 mi
  • P9: 24.0 mi
  • P5: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Screw Auger Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.6 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 13.6 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 20.8 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 23.2 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 10.2 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunday River WhitecapWNW1,008 m7.4 mi
Slide MountainWNW972 m8.6 mi
Wheeler MountainWSW969 m8.2 mi
Black MountainWSW964 m7.9 mi
Puzzle MountainNNW953 m3.3 mi
Jordan BowlWSW939 m7.7 mi
Long MountainNNW918 m6.7 mi
Mount HittieNW874 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1816:07

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561789 — Bean Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211550

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