Birch Mountain
Birch Mountain rises to 286 m in Maine. Barren Mountain stands 742 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buker Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136962, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Buker Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Garcock Hill: 2.4 mi
- Guilford Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hampshire Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Deer Hill: 3.2 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 3.1 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 4.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 5.2 mi
- Monument Square: 5.7 mi
- Cowyard Falls: 5.9 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 10.5 mi
- Little Wilson Lower Falls: 11.2 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 11.9 mi
- Thompson Brook Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
- Law Farm Nature Trails: 6.4 mi
- Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
- Barnard Forest: 12.1 mi
- Delano Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Williamsburg Forest: 13.6 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 4.4 mi
- dih cheese fort: 5.9 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum: 15.5 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 3.9 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 16.4 mi
- Monument Square: 5.7 mi
- Cannon Monument: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Barren Slide: 12.2 mi
- The Jaws: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Birch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Mountain | NNW 344° | 742 m | 11.9 mi |
| Fourth Mountain | N 356° | 714 m | 12.7 mi |
| Columbus Mountain | N 7° | 707 m | 13.9 mi |
| Third Mountain | N 1° | 610 m | 13.5 mi |
| Borestone Mountain East Peak | NNW 331° | 604 m | 10.1 mi |
| Benson Mountain | N 358° | 559 m | 9.6 mi |
| Roaring Brook Mountain | NNE 13° | 523 m | 11.1 mi |
| Doughty Hill | WNW 291° | 483 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sebec Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358211993
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