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Breakneck Hill

Breakneck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Breakneck Hill rises to 196 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Porcupine Pinnacle, a peak 2.4 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.92824, -67.78476

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • First Chain Lake Boat Access: 3.9 mi
  • Mopang Lake Boating Access: 11.0 mi
  • Bog Lake Access: 11.9 mi
  • Alexander Art Trail: 16.7 mi
  • Cathance Lake Access: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Big Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 19.7 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 20.0 mi
  • Burnham Tavern Museum: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Breakneck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainWSW 255°439 m16.5 mi
Pleasant MountainWSW 257°414 m11.7 mi
Sabao MountainWNW 302°335 m15.2 mi
Spruce MountainWSW 242°321 m13.7 mi
Washington Bald MountainNNW 330°286 m13.6 mi
Blackcap MountainW 270°284 m18.7 mi
PinnacleW 263°281 m19.3 mi
Fifth Lake MountainNW 311°278 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3518:0518:44
June solstice04:4519:3720:22
September equinox06:1917:5218:31
December solstice07:0715:0415:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415362686759483727
Precip in3.93.34.24.04.14.13.13.73.85.34.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562927 — Breakneck Hill, Washington County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212417

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