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Black Nubble

Black Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Black Nubble rises to 853 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Owls Head, a peak 1.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
853 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.99783, -70.25673

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 43
  • Kingfield Town Park: 5.7 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 6.6 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 6.8 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 8.9 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Lexington Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 11.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 11.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 11.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Smalls falls: 15.9 mi
  • Long Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Grand Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Parsons School: 10.6 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 13.3 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 23.1 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.1 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 23.1 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Black Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainNW 310°1,319 m3.6 mi
Crocker MountainWNW 299°1,279 m7.0 mi
Avery PeakN 355°1,234 m10.3 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 251°1,231 m12.8 mi
Mount AbrahamWSW 243°1,230 m3.8 mi
South Crocker MountainWNW 294°1,228 m6.4 mi
Mount BigelowN 352°1,227 m10.4 mi
West PeakN 352°1,222 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5519:4720:32
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1715:1416:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562477 — Black Nubble, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212135

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