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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 555 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 784 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Holman Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53812, -70.34701

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 3.2 mi
  • North Jay White Granite Park: 6.1 mi
  • Bass Park: 6.3 mi
  • Kineowatha Park: 6.5 mi
  • Stone Street Ballfield: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 13.3 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 13.3 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 13.3 mi
  • war memorial: 17.9 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Stinchfield Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Town Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Rome Town Beach: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Smalls falls: 23.7 mi
  • Angel Falls: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 16.5 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainN 355°784 m6.2 mi
Bald MountainN 359°717 m7.5 mi
Colonel Holman MountainWNW 298°561 m0.6 mi
Cherry HillN 349°552 m7.5 mi
Trask MountainS 190°527 m5.9 mi
The PinnacleSW 223°521 m6.4 mi
The SaddlebackSSW 198°503 m7.6 mi
Law MountainNNE 22°502 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212528

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