Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 322 m in Maine. Pleasant Mountain stands 611 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickett Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 562462).
Wikidata Q33137032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 322 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 17.1 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 17.2 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 16 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 16 mi
- Square. Ledge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pickett Hill: 0.9 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 1.4 mi
- Knight Hill: 1.6 mi
- Popple Hill: 1.7 mi
- Plummer Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sabatis Island Picnic & Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Stearns Pond Public Access: 3.0 mi
- Keyes Pond Public Access: 3.3 mi
- Ryerson Park: 6.6 mi
- Farragut Park: 6.7 mi
- Smarts Hill Conservation Easement: 2.2 mi
- John R. Bridges Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Kezar River Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Stone Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Irion Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 5.5 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 8.5 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 8.5 mi
- Browns Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 6.9 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 7.7 mi
- Lovewell Monument: 7.7 mi
- Indian Rock Monument: 8.5 mi
- Denmark Civil War Monument: 9.3 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 6.0 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 8.5 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 5.7 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 10.3 mi
- Giant Swing: 14.1 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 14.1 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 16.2 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 8.2 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Naples Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 15.0 mi
- Kezar Falls: 6.6 mi
- Emerald Pool: 13.4 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 13.5 mi
- Brickett Falls: 14.1 mi
- Mad River Falls: 15.4 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 11.4 mi
- Davis Spring: 19.0 mi
- lower falls: 21.3 mi
- Cooper Spring: 22.0 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 23.8 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 18.4 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 21.2 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 23.0 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 24.4 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.6 mi
- Loon Mural: 7.1 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 7.4 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 14.1 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 21.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 6.9 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 17.5 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mountain | S 173° | 611 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak | S 170° | 587 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - North Peak | S 172° | 580 m | 4.1 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNE 27° | 470 m | 7.6 mi |
| Burnell Hill | NNE 22° | 424 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stearns Hill | NE 36° | 414 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | N 351° | 379 m | 5.5 mi |
| Winns Hill | NNE 28° | 374 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562462 — Black Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358212100
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