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Boundary Bald Mountain

Boundary Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Boundary Bald Mountain rises to 1,094 m in Maine. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heald Stream Falls, a waterfall 3.3 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.7 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.

The story

Boundary Bald Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine, about 7.5 mi (12.1 km) southeast of the Canada–US border with Quebec. Boundary Bald Mountain is flanked to the east by Ironbound Mountain, and to the west by Sandy Bay Mountain. The north side of Boundary Bald Mountain drains via Alder Brook, Fish Brook, and Hale Brook (east to west) into the South Branch of the Penobscot River, then into the West Branch, the main stem of the Penobscot, and into Penobscot Bay. The south side of Boundary Bald Mountain drains via Churchill Stream, Upper Churchill Stream, and Heald Stream (east to west) into the Moose River, then into the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine.

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Wikidata Q4949912, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1094 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.76671, -70.20451

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 11
  • Dennistown Plantation Public Reserved Land: 5.7 mi
  • Sandy Bay Township Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
  • Sandwich Academy Grant Public Reserved Land: 18.1 mi
  • Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 19.3 mi
  • Rockwood Strip W Public Reserved Land: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Heald Stream Falls: 3.3 mi
  • C and H Pitch: 16.6 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 22.4 mi
Parks: 2
  • Crocker Pond Access: 8.9 mi
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Attean View Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boundary Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coburn MountainS 170°1,055 m20.9 mi
Number Six MountainSSW 208°1,007 m21.2 mi
Sandy Bay Mountain - Mont BélangerW 265°944 m9.2 mi
Number Five MountainSSW 206°934 m20.4 mi
Three Slide MountainSSW 205°899 m24.3 mi
Greenlaw MountainSSW 208°888 m22.5 mi
Sandy Stream MountainWSW 253°831 m5.8 mi
Bean Brook MountainSSE 168°815 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5219:4920:35
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:2015:1016:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323365060656356433219
Precip in2.52.32.63.33.74.64.64.03.54.33.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212325

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