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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 396 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Madrid Village Schoolhouse, a museum 1.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136643, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.86367, -70.43951

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Smalls Falls Public Reserved Land: 3.9 mi
  • Saddleback Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Mount Abraham Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
  • Tumbledown Public Reserved Land: 7.9 mi
  • Redington Public Reserved Land: 8.2 mi
Parks: 58
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 2.0 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 3.7 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 4.0 mi
  • Phillips Town Park: 4.8 mi
  • Park by the Bridge: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Light of the World Cross: 2.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 19.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 20.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 20.6 mi
  • Lexington Historical Society: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Parsons School: 17.6 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 19.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 19.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 19.4 mi
Museums: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Smalls falls: 3.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 14.3 mi
  • The Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 8.9 mi
  • Leaf Sculpture: 19.7 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNNW 328°1,231 m6.0 mi
Mount AbrahamNE 36°1,230 m9.4 mi
South Crocker MountainNNE 14°1,228 m12.3 mi
Spaulding MountainNNE 28°1,219 m10.9 mi
Mount RedingtonNNE 13°1,214 m11.4 mi
The HornNNW 339°1,203 m6.5 mi
Black NubbleN 358°1,117 m11.7 mi
Saddleback JuniorN 352°1,108 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5619:4720:32
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1715:1516:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561781 — Bear Hill, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211535

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