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Browns Peak

Browns Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Browns Peak rises to 454 m in Maine. Mount Blue stands 973 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Law Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
454 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.60451, -70.32951

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 3.1 mi
  • Foothills Land Conservancy: 3.4 mi
  • Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 6.4 mi
  • Seven Mile Stream Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • Hedgehog Hill Conservation Easement: 7.4 mi
Parks
  • Kineowatha Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bass Park: 4.8 mi
  • Village View Park: 5.7 mi
  • Bishop Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • North Jay White Granite Park: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 9.8 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 15.0 mi
  • war memorial: 18.3 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
  • Richardson's Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Rome Town Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Town Beach: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Smalls falls: 19.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • UMF Community Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Leaf Sculpture: 10.0 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 11.6 mi
  • Fisher Man: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Browns Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BlueN 356°973 m8.6 mi
Saddleback MountainNW 319°784 m2.1 mi
Spruce MountainN 5°784 m9.1 mi
Bald MountainNNW 341°717 m3.1 mi
Kinneys HeadN 360°639 m4.6 mi
Gleason MountainN 3°633 m5.4 mi
Wilder HillN 7°616 m6.8 mi
Derby MountainNNE 29°581 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1616:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415362676558463524
Precip in3.53.14.04.33.95.14.04.13.55.24.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563080 — Browns Peak, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358212555

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