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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 715 m in Maine. Puzzle Mountain stands 953 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitecap Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4958553

Wikidata Q33137043, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.58392, -70.63707

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Irl Osborne Brown and Julia Gertrude Brown Memorial Forest: 3.0 mi
  • Emma's Easement at Farmers Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Pennacook Area Community Trails: 3.8 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 3.9 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 4.1 mi
Parks: 60
  • Mexico Rec Park: 3.7 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 4.8 mi
  • Memorial Green: 5.0 mi
  • Chisholm Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rumford Falls: 5.5 mi
  • The Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Angel Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 23.9 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 17.7 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 14.7 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Smalls Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 21.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 14.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puzzle MountainWSW 251°953 m7.9 mi
Long MountainW 273°918 m8.9 mi
West MountainNNE 19°832 m10.0 mi
Plumbago MountainWSW 241°813 m6.6 mi
Walker MountainNNE 26°809 m8.8 mi
Little Puzzle MountainWSW 258°782 m6.8 mi
Spruce MountainNE 45°771 m8.2 mi
Record HillN 2°737 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5819:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212105

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