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Carr Mountain

Carr Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carr Mountain rises to 459 m in Maine. West Mountain stands 832 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
459 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.59590, -70.51645

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mexico Rec Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 3.3 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 3.6 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Memorial Green: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Water Supply Lands: 2.7 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 2.8 mi
  • Pennacook Area Community Trails: 3.0 mi
  • Irl Osborne Brown and Julia Gertrude Brown Memorial Forest: 4.6 mi
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.2 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 18.3 mi
  • Moose Cave: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Carr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainNNW 343°832 m9.0 mi
Walker MountainNNW 344°809 m7.4 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 74°784 m8.1 mi
Spruce MountainN 359°771 m5.0 mi
Brush MountainNNW 339°737 m8.0 mi
Record HillNW 318°737 m8.6 mi
Bald MountainENE 67°717 m8.9 mi
Black MountainW 262°715 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5819:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1715:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563589 — Carr Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213018

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