Blackcap Mountain
Blackcap Mountain rises to 284 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the south-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle, a peak 2.6 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33137086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 284 m
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.7 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 27.7 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle: 2.6 mi
- Jimmies Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Oxbow Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Lead Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 6.1 mi
- Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 7.8 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 8.2 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 10.6 mi
- West Lake Access: 13.8 mi
- Chalk Pond Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Osborn North Public Reserved Land: 10.5 mi
- Pleasant River Lake: 10.9 mi
- Osborn South Public Reserved Land: 11.1 mi
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 5.5 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Carter Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Molasses Pond Beach: 16.7 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 19.9 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 21.5 mi
- Dunn Beach: 21.5 mi
- Otis Beach: 22.1 mi
- Maine Forest and Logging Museum: 23.3 mi
- Old Town Museum: 23.4 mi
- Penobscot Nation Museum: 23.8 mi
- Page Farm and Home Museum: 24.5 mi
- Hudson Museum: 24.5 mi
- Peace Pole: 23.4 mi
- Binnette: 23.5 mi
- War Monument: 23.5 mi
- VFW: 23.5 mi
- Spencer: 23.5 mi
- All Along The Watchtower: 23.4 mi
- Bell Tower: 24.6 mi
- Maine Engineering: 24.6 mi
- Civil Engineering Steel Sculpture: 24.6 mi
- Fighting Black Bear Statue: 24.7 mi
- Corn Field Loop: 23.8 mi
- Old Town Loop: 24.1 mi
- Pinkham Trails: 24.1 mi
- Dorion Loop: 24.5 mi
- Otto Farm Loop: 24.8 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 14.1 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.5 mi
- Long Falls: 19.2 mi
- Riceville: 11.0 mi
- Indian Island Community Garden: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Blackcap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | SSE 147° | 439 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | ESE 110° | 414 m | 7.8 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | WSW 245° | 350 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | NE 36° | 335 m | 9.9 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNW 333° | 326 m | 4.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SE 134° | 321 m | 9.2 mi |
| Springy Brook Mountain | W 263° | 315 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bald Bluff Mountain | WSW 258° | 305 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:38 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:54 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:06 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562519 — Blackcap Mountain, Hancock County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358212158
Day trips start here
- Ellsworth · 29 mi
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