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Black Nubble

Black Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Black Nubble rises to 527 m in Maine. Avery Peak stands 1,234 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Otter Pond Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 562474)

Wikidata Q33137056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
527 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.30172, -70.04701

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 42
  • Pierce Pond Watershed: 3.4 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 4.8 mi
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
  • West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 12.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 12.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 12.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 13.2 mi
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Moxie Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 16.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Quimby Field: 18.9 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 21.9 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 24.5 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Black Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Avery PeakSW 226°1,234 m15.4 mi
Mount BigelowSW 228°1,227 m15.9 mi
West PeakSW 228°1,222 m15.9 mi
Coburn MountainNNW 342°1,055 m12.2 mi
Little Bigelow MountainSW 218°912 m14.2 mi
Moxie MountainSE 131°893 m9.9 mi
Johnson MountainNNW 347°811 m9.9 mi
Granny CapNW 316°806 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4720:32
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1715:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212126

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