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Black Nubble

Black Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Black Nubble rises to 1,117 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Redington Forest, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.4 miles off.

About

The story

Black Nubble is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. Black Nubble is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redington. The U.S. Navy Survival Escape and Evasion Training Facility (USSEAETF) is located just south of Redington. Black Nubble stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The east side of Black Nubble drains into Nash Stream, then into the South Branch of the Dead River, Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River and the Kennebec. The west side of Black Nubble drains into the West Branch of Nash Stream. The south end of Black Nubble drains into Orbeton Stream, then into the Sandy River, another tributary of the Kennebec River.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4921388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1117 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.03228, -70.44729

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions: 34
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 7.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 8.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 9.0 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 9.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Leon Savage Place: 9.5 mi
Parks: 25
  • Blanchard Park: 7.6 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 8.9 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 10.6 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 10.7 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Smalls falls: 12.5 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Grand Falls: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Black Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainE 90°1,319 m6.6 mi
Crocker MountainENE 72°1,279 m3.3 mi
Avery PeakNE 47°1,234 m11.5 mi
Saddleback MountainSSW 203°1,231 m7.2 mi
Mount AbrahamSE 125°1,230 m7.2 mi
South Crocker MountainE 86°1,228 m3.5 mi
Mount BigelowNE 44°1,227 m11.1 mi
West PeakNE 44°1,222 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5619:4820:33
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1815:1516:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562472 — Black Nubble, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212122

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