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Black Cat Mountain

Black Cat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Cat Mountain rises to 258 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammond Ridge, a peak 1.6 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34835752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.72258, -68.82858

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Parks: 11
  • Swimmin' Hole: 7.0 mi
  • Katahdin Pride Park: 7.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
  • Kermit Crandall Park: 7.6 mi
  • Hillcrest Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Little Italy Veterans: 7.9 mi
  • Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 8.0 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Togue Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Dolby Flowage: 10.9 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Big Omaha Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 6.7 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Black Cat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakNNW 340°1,605 m13.3 mi
South PeakNNW 341°1,603 m13.1 mi
PamolaNNW 344°1,495 m13.2 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 343°1,491 m13.2 mi
Hamlin PeakNNW 341°1,446 m14.7 mi
Howe PeaksNNW 342°1,416 m15.3 mi
North BrotherNNW 335°1,235 m17.9 mi
South BrotherNNW 332°1,208 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:48
June solstice04:4619:4320:29
September equinox06:2317:5618:35
December solstice07:1415:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212042

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