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Black Nubble

Black Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Black Nubble rises to 479 m in Maine. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Johns Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4958564

Wikidata Q33137064, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
479 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.36616, -69.81311
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 34
  • Shirley Bog: 5.8 mi
  • Moxie Gore Public Reserved Land: 6.9 mi
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 7.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain Township Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
  • West Forks NE Public Reserved Land: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Moxie Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Little Wilson Upper Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 16.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 14.7 mi
  • Quimby Field: 21.7 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Northeast Whitewater: 10.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 23.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 23.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Black Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coburn MountainWNW 295°1,055 m16.8 mi
Big Moose MountainNNE 31°967 m9.5 mi
Moxie MountainSSW 200°893 m11.7 mi
Bean Brook MountainNW 306°815 m19.5 mi
Johnson MountainWNW 291°811 m14.6 mi
Granny CapW 277°806 m17.9 mi
Bald MountainSSE 165°758 m7.9 mi
Shutdown MountainW 281°755 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4620:32
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1016:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212132

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