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Cave Hill

Cave Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Hill rises to 162 m in Maine. Bald Mountain stands 342 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Atkins Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33137695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
162 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.59230, -68.67225

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Orland Bicentennial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Jacob Buck Pond Boat Access: 4.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Trails: 5.1 mi
  • Branch Lake State Park: 5.2 mi
  • Peary's Landing: 5.9 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 21
Artworks: 19
  • Before The Wind: 6.2 mi
  • The Whale: 6.2 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 12.7 mi
  • Paul Bunyan: 14.5 mi
  • An Optimistic Vision Inspiring Neighborhood Recovery: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 13
  • Fields Pond Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
  • Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes: 13.5 mi
  • Hollywood Casino: 14.5 mi
  • Penobscot Theatre: 15.1 mi
  • Maine Discovery Museum: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 5
  • Children's Garden: 14.7 mi
  • UMA Bangor Campus Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 19.5 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Ellsworth Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 16.2 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Cave Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNE 36°342 m5.6 mi
Big HillNE 37°338 m9.2 mi
Mount WaldoW 266°320 m11.0 mi
BlackcapNNE 25°312 m12.3 mi
Great Pond MountainNNE 21°291 m0.6 mi
Blue Hill MountainSSE 160°281 m11.7 mi
Flag HillENE 73°270 m2.6 mi
Peaked MountainNNE 17°258 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5019:3920:24
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:1015:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231425361676759483727
Precip in4.13.64.24.33.74.53.13.13.95.14.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Surry, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213109

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