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Black Cat Mountain

Black Cat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Cat Mountain rises to 771 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is C Bluff Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
771 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.74700, -70.87507

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 40
  • Andover Common: 9.8 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 13.3 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 14.9 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 15.9 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Angel Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 19.2 mi
  • Baby Flume: 21.5 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 7
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Smalls Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mountain fountain: 11.3 mi
  • King Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 11.6 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 12.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Black Cat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainSSW 198°1,263 m12.8 mi
Elephant MountainENE 72°1,150 m4.8 mi
East PeakS 185°1,141 m9.6 mi
West PeakS 187°1,092 m10.1 mi
Old Blue MountainE 90°1,091 m5.4 mi
Baldpate MountainS 186°1,090 m9.6 mi
Little Baldpate MountainS 185°1,086 m9.2 mi
Bemis MountainENE 58°1,085 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:56
June solstice04:5919:4920:34
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1915:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131524375060656456443321
Precip in2.52.32.63.23.74.24.03.83.24.63.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle DAM, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562428 — Black Cat Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212047

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