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Big Moose Mountain

Big Moose Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Moose Mountain rises to 967 m in Maine. Baker Mountain stands 1,063 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Pond Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

Big Moose Mountain, previously named Big Squaw Mountain, is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine. Big Moose Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Little Moose (Little Squaw) Mountain. The name of the mountain was changed in 2000, in accordance with a state law that required the renaming of all geographic features and locations in Maine called "squaw" or "squa". Big Moose Mountain stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The northeast side of Big Moose Mountain drains into Moosehead Lake, the source of the Kennebec. The southeast end of Big Moose Mountain drains into Squaw Brook, then into Moosehead Lake. The southwest side of Big Moose Mountain drains into Indian Brook, then into Indian Pond and the Kennebec River. Big Moose Mountain is the location of Big Squaw Mountain Resort, an alpine skiing area.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4906029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
967 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.48406, -69.71150
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 32
Waterfalls: 18
  • Indian Stream Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Thompson Brook Lower Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Little Wilson Upper Falls: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 4
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 16.8 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 21.6 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 25.0 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Big Moose Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baker MountainENE 69°1,063 m16.5 mi
Coburn MountainW 267°1,055 m20.1 mi
Lily Bay MountainENE 61°963 m15.2 mi
Number Four MountainENE 59°851 m17.2 mi
Gulf Hagas MountainENE 78°814 m19.3 mi
Johnson MountainW 261°811 m18.7 mi
Elephant MountainE 81°791 m14.0 mi
Bluff MountainENE 64°769 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:5119:4620:32
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1715:0915:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211882

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