Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Peak · Maine

Beech Knoll

Beech Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Knoll rises to 177 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Heifer Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33136762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
177 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.69035, -68.16279

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 6.5 mi
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 7.5 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 14
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Black Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 13.0 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 6
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 20.7 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 21.0 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 21.9 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 23.0 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 20.9 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Big Chief Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Fern Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Maple Spring: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 20.6 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 20.6 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 20.7 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 20.7 mi
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 22.5 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 24.2 mi
  • The Bubble: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 16.5 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 20.9 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 18.1 mi
  • Double Arch: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Beech Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNNE439 m12.3 mi
Tunk MountainSE325 m4.9 mi
Spruce MountainNNE321 m11.9 mi
Schoodic MountainS319 m8.1 mi
Black MountainSSE304 m7.5 mi
Catherine MountainSE284 m6.3 mi
Caribou MountainSSE259 m6.2 mi
Schoodic NubbleS202 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:22
September equinox06:2017:5418:32
December solstice07:0715:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358231331

More peaks in Maine

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Beech Knoll.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens