Black Cap Mountain
Black Cap Mountain rises to 602 m in Maine. North Brother stands 1,235 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spencer Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q33136994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 602 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.1 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Spencer Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Lobster Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Little Spencer Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Sias Hill: 8.0 mi
- Norcross Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Big Spencer Ecological Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Lobster Lake State Park Property: 5.3 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 10.2 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 13.2 mi
- Day Academy Grant Public Reserved Land: 14.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.3 mi
- Tumbledown Dick Falls: 18.2 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 18.6 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 18.6 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 5.7 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 9.8 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 10.4 mi
- The Gateway: 22.9 mi
- Table Land: 24.0 mi
- The Jaws: 24.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 17.2 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 23.6 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 23.8 mi
- Caribou Spring: 24.4 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Black Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brother | ENE 68° | 1,235 m | 22.6 mi |
| South Brother | ENE 69° | 1,208 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Coe | ENE 71° | 1,146 m | 21.0 mi |
| Barren Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,116 m | 21.9 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,109 m | 21.0 mi |
| The Owl | ENE 77° | 1,104 m | 22.9 mi |
| Baker Mountain | S 176° | 1,063 m | 18.2 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,059 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:06 | 15:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brassua DAM, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212054
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