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Blackcat Mountain

Blackcat Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blackcat Mountain rises to 780 m in Maine. Crocker Mountain stands 1,279 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Davistown Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137092, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.08589, -70.66312

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions: 33
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 11.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 11.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 12.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 12.3 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 12.4 mi
Parks: 13
  • Rangeley Town Park: 8.4 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 8.4 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 8.9 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 9.9 mi
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadagee Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 17.3 mi
  • Angel Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 22.4 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Blackcat Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crocker MountainE 101°1,279 m13.9 mi
Saddleback MountainSE 143°1,231 m12.9 mi
South Crocker MountainESE 104°1,228 m14.4 mi
Mount RedingtonESE 107°1,214 m14.1 mi
The HornSE 137°1,203 m12.7 mi
Snow MountainN 351°1,198 m14.4 mi
White Cap MountainNW 324°1,166 m12.8 mi
East Kennebago MountainNE 51°1,153 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5619:4920:34
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1915:1516:04

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423364959646255433120
Precip in2.62.12.73.03.64.54.33.83.64.43.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562521 — Blackcat Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212161

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