Benson Hill
Benson Hill rises to 331 m in Maine. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the west, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Table Rock · 26 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 27 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 27 mi
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Concord Pond State Water Access: 4.5 mi
- Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 7.3 mi
- Hartford Town Beach: 7.6 mi
- Rumford Public Boat Access: 8.0 mi
- West Paris Ballfields: 8.1 mi
- Allen Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Speckled Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Heath Hill: 3.1 mi
- Little Concord Pond State Park: 3.0 mi
- Water Supply Land: 6.0 mi
- LeBlanc Rivershore Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Buck's Ledge Community Forest: 9.2 mi
- Glassface Mountain Conservation Area: 9.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Paris Maine Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- World War Honor Roll: 13.5 mi
- Korea & Vietnam Honor Roll: 13.5 mi
- Norway 1917-1918 Honor Roll: 14.5 mi
- Shagg Crag: 2.8 mi
- Berry Ledge: 7.3 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Bucks Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Paris Hill Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 13.0 mi
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 15.5 mi
- Herbon Historical Society: 15.6 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 15.6 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 19.2 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 19.7 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 21.1 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.1 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Rumford Falls: 9.1 mi
- Kezar Falls: 22.6 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 23.6 mi
- Kees Falls: 23.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 9.4 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 15.5 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 23.7 mi
- Fisher Man: 24.6 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 15.8 mi
- Oxford Casino: 20.9 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 22.7 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cooper Spring: 10.4 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Benson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | W 263° | 732 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Zircon | NW 314° | 677 m | 5.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 18° | 649 m | 1.7 mi |
| Speckled Mountain | NW 312° | 645 m | 2.4 mi |
| Chamberlain Mountain | W 277° | 629 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mollyockett Mountain | WSW 237° | 611 m | 3.8 mi |
| Little Mount Zircon | NW 317° | 583 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bean Mountain | NW 304° | 578 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211717
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