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Blackcap, a peak in Maine
Blackcap, a peak in MaineSteven Keirstead from Boston, Massachusetts, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Blackcap, a peak in Maine
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Blackcap rises to 312 m in Maine. Peaked Mountain stands 350 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Bluff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Black Cap Mountain is a 1,020 foot (310 m) mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The mountain is 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Eddington, Maine, and the Penobscot River. It is accessible from Maine Route 46, near its intersection with The Airline (State Route 9). The mountain is named for its granite peak, which is mostly bare with a few scrubby trees. From the mountain there is a panoramic view of western Maine, the Western Maine Mountains, and the eastern portion of the White Mountain National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4920490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
312 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.75372, -68.56609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Riverview Park: 8.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 8.6 mi
  • Nicolin Park: 8.6 mi
  • Brewer Municipal Boat Ramp: 8.9 mi
  • Capri Street Park: 9.3 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 19
  • Pollinators: 10.3 mi
  • The Good of the Hive: 10.5 mi
  • Greetings From Bangor Maine: 10.6 mi
  • Bangor Wants You: 10.6 mi
  • One Native Lupine: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Children's Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 11.3 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mariaville Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 11.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Blackcap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked MountainNE 44°350 m7.2 mi
Bald MountainSSW 196°342 m6.8 mi
Big HillS 176°338 m3.8 mi
Bald Bluff MountainNE 40°305 m12.7 mi
Great Pond MountainSSW 205°291 m11.7 mi
Jellison HillENE 60°284 m8.3 mi
Chick HillNE 40°271 m7.7 mi
Flag HillSSW 195°270 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0818:47
June solstice04:4919:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:0915:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562518 — Blackcap, Penobscot County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212156

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