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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 964 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Bowl, a peak 0.4 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4958554.

Wikidata Q33137039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
964 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.45645, -70.90896

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angevine Park: 4.2 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 6.6 mi
  • Davis Park: 6.6 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Bethel Common: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 59
Nature reserves
  • Bingham Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Robinson Peak Conservation Easement: 3.1 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest: 3.3 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest West: 3.6 mi
  • Williamson Family Tree Farm Conservation Easement: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Screw Auger Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 5.3 mi
  • P6: 16.1 mi
  • P10: 16.1 mi
  • P5: 16.1 mi
  • P9: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Mountain fountain: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 13.4 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainNNW1,263 m8.2 mi
Goose Eye MountainNW1,132 m5.5 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNNW1,128 m8.0 mi
Mount CarloWNW1,086 m5.4 mi
Mount SuccessW1,086 m6.5 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNNW1,046 m6.5 mi
Mahoosuc MountainNNW1,037 m7.4 mi
South PeakNW1,027 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 580940 — Black Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226698

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