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Beetle Mountain

Beetle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Beetle Mountain rises to 503 m in Maine. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grant Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33136772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.28838, -69.02685

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 1
Parks: 1
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Beetle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerSSE 150°1,079 m17.2 mi
Traveler MountainSSE 150°1,034 m17.2 mi
Peak of the RidgesSSE 153°982 m16.6 mi
North Traveler MountainSSE 148°958 m15.4 mi
North Pogy MountainSSE 167°855 m17.6 mi
South Pogy MountainSSE 167°822 m18.3 mi
South Branch MountainSSE 158°800 m14.7 mi
South Traveler MountainSSE 153°786 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:49
June solstice04:4519:4620:32
September equinox06:2417:5618:36
December solstice07:1715:0215:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562005 — Beetle Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358211672

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