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Brimstone Mountain

Brimstone Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brimstone Mountain rises to 702 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,231 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
702 m
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Coordinates44.79672, -70.68340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Height of Land: 3.6 mi
  • Township 6 Conservation Easement: 6.5 mi
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Toothaker Island): 7.2 mi
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Mainland): 8.7 mi
  • Rangeley Plantation North Public Reserved Land: 8.8 mi
Parks: 35
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 9.2 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 11.5 mi
  • Andover Common: 11.6 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Smalls falls: 9.2 mi
  • The Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 19.1 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 12.6 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 18.8 mi
  • Hand-On-The-Rock: 20.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • King Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 20.1 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 10.8 mi
  • Moose Cave: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rumford Community Garden: 17.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Brimstone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNE 42°1,231 m13.0 mi
Elephant MountainWSW 248°1,150 m5.2 mi
Old Blue MountainSW 230°1,091 m5.3 mi
Jackson MountainESE 106°1,088 m8.4 mi
Bemis MountainW 268°1,085 m4.2 mi
Little Jackson MountainESE 112°1,055 m7.8 mi
Beaver MountainNNE 20°955 m6.3 mi
Tumbledown MountainESE 116°939 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5819:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1815:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 562979 — Brimstone Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212474

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