Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 967 m in Maine. Crocker Mountain stands 1,279 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Elephants Head, a peak 0.4 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 967 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elephants Head: 0.4 mi
- Maple Hill: 2.4 mi
- Tim Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Barnard Mountains: 4.9 mi
- Kennebago Headwaters: 6.5 mi
- Davistown Public Reserved Land: 7.8 mi
- Coplin Plantation West Public Reserved Land: 8.3 mi
- Johns Pond Conservation Easement: 9.5 mi
- Loon Lake Conservation Easement: 11.5 mi
- Flagstaff Cox Farm: 10.0 mi
- Flagstaff Wing Community: 10.0 mi
- Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 10.2 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 10.7 mi
- Flagstaff Albert White Farm: 10.7 mi
- Blanchard Park: 11.4 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 15.4 mi
- Haley Pond Park: 15.4 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 15.8 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 16.0 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 8.4 mi
- Long Falls: 22.4 mi
- Grand Falls: 22.6 mi
- Smalls falls: 23.7 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 14.4 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 24.2 mi
- King Spring: 14.8 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 16.5 mi
- Flagstaff: 21.3 mi
- Riverside Beach: 22.9 mi
- Smalls Falls: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Mountain | SE 126° | 1,279 m | 16.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,198 m | 7.6 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,166 m | 8.5 mi |
| North Peak | E 99° | 1,156 m | 16.6 mi |
| East Kennebago Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,153 m | 5.3 mi |
| Kennebago Divide | WNW 288° | 1,151 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | SW 234° | 1,130 m | 9.5 mi |
| Black Nubble | SE 136° | 1,117 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212113
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