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Birch Mountain

Birch Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.24922, -69.30338

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • 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
Waterfalls: 17
  • 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
Museums: 7
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Monument Square: 5.7 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 15.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Birch Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barren MountainNNW 344°742 m11.9 mi
Fourth MountainN 356°714 m12.7 mi
Columbus MountainN 7°707 m13.9 mi
Third MountainN 1°610 m13.5 mi
Borestone Mountain East PeakNNW 331°604 m10.1 mi
Benson MountainN 358°559 m9.6 mi
Roaring Brook MountainNNE 13°523 m11.1 mi
Buck HillWNW 288°484 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1118:50
June solstice04:5019:4420:29
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1415:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131626395261676557453422
Precip in3.63.23.64.03.84.44.03.84.05.14.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sebec Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358211993

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