Boundary Bald Mountain
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. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 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
- 1,094 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Route de la Beauce, National
- 26.7 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- Moose Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Number Two Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Sandy Stream Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Ironbound Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Slidedown Mountain: 8.7 mi
- 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
- Heald Stream Falls: 3.3 mi
- C and H Pitch: 16.6 mi
- Holeb Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 22.4 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 8.9 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 10.8 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Trickey Bluffs: 3.9 mi
- Askwith: 20.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coburn Mountain | S 170° | 1,055 m | 20.9 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,007 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sandy Bay Mountain - Mont Bélanger | W 265° | 944 m | 9.2 mi |
| Number Five Mountain | SSW 206° | 934 m | 20.4 mi |
| Three Slide Mountain | SSW 205° | 899 m | 24.3 mi |
| Greenlaw Mountain | SSW 208° | 888 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sandy Stream Mountain | WSW 253° | 831 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bean Brook Mountain | SSE 168° | 815 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:10 | 16:00 |
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 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212325
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