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Brown Hill

Brown Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Hill rises to 338 m in Maine. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gates Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137370, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
338 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.39590, -68.04279

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Springfield Fair: 4.3 mi
  • Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 13.7 mi
  • Cole’s Landing: 13.8 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 17.7 mi
  • West Lake Access: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Grand Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Little Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Beans Falls: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 1
  • Indian Township Museum: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Musquash MountainE 92°364 m12.0 mi
Greenland MountainNE 47°363 m20.7 mi
Duck MountainSSW 194°362 m16.2 mi
Stetson MountainNNE 19°326 m9.5 mi
Tracy MountainENE 77°323 m14.5 mi
Tomah MountainENE 74°320 m17.2 mi
Bowers MountainSSE 153°317 m1.1 mi
Gates HillNW 320°309 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4519:3920:25
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:1015:0315:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161927415362686758463523
Precip in4.13.64.54.24.24.23.83.44.05.45.35.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topsfield 2, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212520

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