Caribou Mountain
Caribou Mountain rises to 1,019 m in Maine. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Montagne Caribou, a peak 1.5 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Caribou Mountain is a mountain on the Canada–United States border, the section of which follows the height of land of the Saint Lawrence River watershed. The peak is located about 0.5 mi (0.80 km) inside Franklin County, Maine. The southwest end of Caribou's summit ridge is in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec. The northwest side of Caribou Mountain drains into the West Branch of the Moose River, thence into the South Branch of the Moose, the Moose River, and the Kennebec River, then into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Caribou Mountain drains into Number Six Brook, then into the South Branch of the Moose River. The southwest end of Caribou Mountain drains into Rivière aux Araignées in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec, then into Lac aux Araignées, Lac Mégantic, the Rivière Chaudière, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
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Wikidata Q5039512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1019 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 12.6 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
- 21.4 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 21.6 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Montagne Caribou: 1.5 mi
- Montagnes Bleues: 2.2 mi
- Smart Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Moose Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Montagnes Bleues: 3.0 mi
- Flagstaff Cox Farm: 18.6 mi
- Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 19.1 mi
- Flagstaff Charles Ricker Farm: 19.3 mi
- Flagstaff Walter Hinds Farm: 19.3 mi
- Flagstaff Viles Farm: 19.4 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 9.5 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 12.2 mi
- Holeb Falls: 14.1 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.3 mi
- Long Falls: 24.7 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 19.3 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 21.1 mi
- Blanchard Park: 22.3 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Caribou Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,198 m | 11.3 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | SW 216° | 1,166 m | 17.3 mi |
| Kibby Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,114 m | 3.6 mi |
| Tumbledown Mountain | E 84° | 1,091 m | 6.9 mi |
| Boil Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,084 m | 14.9 mi |
| Onion Hill | SSW 203° | 1,027 m | 14.0 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,007 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 209° | 1,006 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:13 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358212985
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