Black Cap Mountain
Black Cap Mountain rises to 231 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Black Cap Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33136991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 231 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 29.9 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
- Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 7.0 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 11.3 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 11.8 mi
- West Lake Access: 14.6 mi
- Little Black Cap Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Morrison Pond Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Turner Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Turner Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cone Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mariaville Falls Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Osborn North Public Reserved Land: 10.0 mi
- Bradley Public Reserved Land: 11.1 mi
- Osborn South Public Reserved Land: 11.5 mi
- Chalk Pond Preserve: 14.0 mi
- All Along The Watchtower: 15.8 mi
- Bell Tower: 17.0 mi
- Maine Engineering: 17.0 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 17.1 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 16.2 mi
- Old Town Loop: 16.5 mi
- Pinkham Trails: 16.5 mi
- Dorion Loop: 16.9 mi
- Otto Farm Loop: 17.2 mi
- Old Town Museum: 15.8 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 15.8 mi
- Penobscot Nation Museum: 16.2 mi
- Hudson Museum: 16.9 mi
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 16.9 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Carter Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Fletcher Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Parks Pond Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Peace Pole: 15.8 mi
- Binnette: 15.9 mi
- War Monument: 15.9 mi
- VFW: 15.9 mi
- Spencer: 15.9 mi
- Molasses Pond Beach: 16.9 mi
- Dunn Beach: 18.0 mi
- Otis Beach: 18.7 mi
- Jesse Beach: 20.4 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 24.2 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 9.5 mi
- Grand Falls: 16.4 mi
- Long Falls: 22.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.9 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 17.4 mi
- Children's Garden: 23.8 mi
- Riceville: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Black Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | N 353° | 442 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lead Mountain | ESE 113° | 439 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | E 100° | 414 m | 15.1 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | SW 225° | 350 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | ENE 59° | 335 m | 15.6 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 55° | 326 m | 6.8 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | WSW 244° | 315 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bald Bluff Mountain | WSW 238° | 305 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:39 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:07 | 15:55 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212033
Day trips start here
- Ellsworth · 26 mi
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