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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: 22
  • Green Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Ledge Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Katahdin Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Norway Falls: 8.9 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 14.7 miles of Center Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakSE1,605 m9.2 mi
South PeakSE1,603 m9.4 mi
PamolaSE1,495 m9.5 mi
Chimney PeakSE1,491 m9.5 mi
Hamlin PeakSE1,446 m7.9 mi
Howe PeaksSE1,416 m7.5 mi
North BrotherSSE1,235 m4.4 mi
South BrotherSSE1,208 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 50–80 °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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