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Center Mountain

Center Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Center Mountain rises to 875 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Strickland Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33137725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
875 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.01351, -69.02920

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
  • Green Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Ledge Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Ledge Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Katahdin Falls: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 2
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 15.9 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Center Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakSE 145°1,605 m9.2 mi
South PeakSE 145°1,603 m9.4 mi
PamolaSE 141°1,495 m9.5 mi
Chimney PeakSE 142°1,491 m9.5 mi
Hamlin PeakSE 142°1,446 m7.9 mi
Howe PeaksSE 138°1,416 m7.5 mi
North BrotherSSE 152°1,235 m4.4 mi
South BrotherSSE 165°1,208 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:49
June solstice04:4619:4520:31
September equinox06:2417:5618:36
December solstice07:1615:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213184

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