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Black Nubble

Black Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Black Nubble rises to 618 m in Maine. Little Bigelow Mountain stands 912 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 562473)

Wikidata Q33137053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
618 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.18311, -69.91145

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 46
  • Carratunk S Public Reserved Land: 1.9 mi
  • Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 5.0 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 5.9 mi
  • Highland Plantation East Public Reserved Land: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 13.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 14.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 15.9 mi
  • Lexington Historical Society: 16.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 16.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • Quimby Field: 9.0 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 18.7 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 19.0 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Grand Falls: 17.0 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Black Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Bigelow MountainW 259°912 m15.7 mi
Moxie MountainNNE 28°893 m1.8 mi
Poplar MountainSW 236°809 m14.5 mi
Stewart MountainWSW 244°773 m11.3 mi
Bald MountainNE 54°758 m8.5 mi
Pierce Pond MountainWNW 301°754 m12.0 mi
Pleasant Pond MountainN 7°746 m6.2 mi
Basin MountainWNW 298°716 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1216:01

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212124

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