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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 592 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gauntlet Falls, a waterfall 2.1 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.

Wikidata Q33137706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
592 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.56949, -69.02838

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Gauntlet Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Tumbledown Dick Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Parks: 15
  • Davis Field: 15.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 16.5 mi
  • Kermit Crandall Park: 16.6 mi
  • Carmen Brigalli Memorial Playground: 16.7 mi
  • Katahdin Pride Park: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Little Italy Veterans: 16.7 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 16.8 mi
  • Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 16.9 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Togue Pond Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Dolby Flowage: 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Big Omaha Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 18.9 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainW1,109 m10.6 mi
Baker MountainW1,063 m17.7 mi
Little Spruce MountainWSW980 m9.4 mi
West PeakW965 m13.0 mi
Big Shanty MountainW948 m8.2 mi
Big Spruce MountainWSW944 m10.9 mi
Saddleback MountainSW905 m6.6 mi
Jo-Mary MountainNNW883 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:49
June solstice04:4819:4420:29
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1415:0615:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213135

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