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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 Oz, a peak 0.3 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

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

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Coordinates44.45645, -70.90896

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
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
Waterfalls: 24
  • 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 8.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainNNW 344°1,263 m8.2 mi
Goose Eye MountainNW 306°1,132 m5.5 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNNW 335°1,128 m8.0 mi
North PeakNW 317°1,111 m5.7 mi
Mount CarloWNW 295°1,086 m5.4 mi
Mount SuccessW 279°1,086 m6.5 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNNW 328°1,046 m6.5 mi
Mahoosuc MountainNNW 329°1,037 m7.4 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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