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Burnt Jacket Mountain

Burnt Jacket Mountain, a peak in Maine
Burnt Jacket Mountain, a peak in MaineNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Burnt Jacket Mountain, a peak in Maine
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Burnt Jacket Mountain, a peak in Maine
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Burnt Jacket Mountain rises to 508 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blair Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
508 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.53116, -69.59339
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 30
Waterfalls: 17
  • Indian Stream Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Vaughn Stream Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Thompson Brook Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Slugundy Upper Falls: 11.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Doe Pond Access: 18.1 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 19.7 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 21.4 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Burnt Jacket Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainE 84°1,109 m16.9 mi
Baker MountainENE 74°1,063 m10.0 mi
Little Spruce MountainE 88°980 m18.2 mi
Big Spencer MountainNNE 23°980 m18.4 mi
Big Moose MountainWSW 240°967 m6.6 mi
West PeakE 86°965 m14.4 mi
Lily Bay MountainENE 61°963 m8.6 mi
Big Spruce MountainE 90°944 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4620:32
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1615:0915:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358212764

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