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Chairback Mountain

Chairback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chairback Mountain rises to 668 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
667.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.45645, -69.25596

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 21
  • Hays Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Billings Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Stair Falls: 4.8 mi
Parks: 13
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 11.5 mi
  • Davis Field: 12.5 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Greeley's Landing: 14.2 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 18.4 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 2
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
  • Monument Square: 18.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Chairback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainN 4°1,109 m6.8 mi
Baker MountainNW 320°1,063 m10.4 mi
Little Spruce MountainNNE 19°980 m5.9 mi
West PeakNNW 343°965 m6.4 mi
Lily Bay MountainNW 317°963 m12.8 mi
Big Shanty MountainNNE 25°948 m7.0 mi
Big Spruce MountainN 5°944 m5.3 mi
Saddleback MountainENE 58°905 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4420:30
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1515:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 563796 — Chairback Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213235

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