Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 59 m in Maine. Mount Megunticook stands 419 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33136889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 59 m
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 29 mi
- Hawk Watch · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orchard Beach: 0.3 mi
- Brook Beach: 1.3 mi
- Double Beach: 1.3 mi
- North Point Beach: 1.3 mi
- Harbor Beach: 1.3 mi
- Little Mountain: 0.5 mi
- The Head: 1.6 mi
- The Nubble: 1.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.8 mi
- Stinson Point: 5.7 mi
- Bradbury Island: 1.9 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Lisa Tolman Wotton Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Barred Island Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Pine Hill Preserve: 5.8 mi
- The Island: 4.6 mi
- Burnt Island Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Pine Hill Nature Area: 5.8 mi
- Deer Isle Ballfield and Playground: 5.9 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 5.9 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- The Good Life Center: 6.6 mi
- North Haven Museum: 7.0 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Gull Ledges: 7.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Head: 10.1 mi
- Great Spruce Head: 10.1 mi
- The Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Castine Civil War Monument: 10.9 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 13.0 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Fort Pownall: 16.3 mi
- Captain Hanson Gregory: 16.7 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 13.0 mi
- Andre the Seal: 14.3 mi
- Puffin Wall: 17.9 mi
- Seagull: 17.9 mi
- Lobster: 18.0 mi
- Curtis Island Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 14.7 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 18.4 mi
- Oil House: 22.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 22.6 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 16.7 mi
- Prison Show Room: 22.5 mi
- The Wall: 22.5 mi
- Lurvey Spring: 23.2 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 24.2 mi
- Wiley's Corner Spring: 24.8 mi
- Vinal Falls: 10.5 mi
- Man O War Waterfall: 24.3 mi
- Tanglewood Garden: 12.3 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 18.1 mi
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Megunticook | W 272° | 419 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | W 281° | 331 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cameron Mountain | W 280° | 244 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Battie | W 267° | 240 m | 13.6 mi |
| Garey Mountain | WNW 282° | 239 m | 12.3 mi |
| Derry Mountain | WNW 285° | 231 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ducktrap Mountain | WNW 297° | 218 m | 12.0 mi |
| Beech Hill | NW 306° | 205 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:39 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 580515 — Big Mountain, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358226477
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 23 mi
- Orland · 23 mi
- Surry · 23 mi
- Bucksport · 24 mi
- Ellsworth · 28 mi
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