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Coburn Mountain

Coburn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Coburn Mountain rises to 1,055 m in Maine. Tumbledown Mountain stands 1,091 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

Coburn Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine. Coburn Mtn. lies within the watershed of the Kennebec River. The northern end of the southeast side of Coburn drains into Mountain Brook, then into Cold Stream and the Kennebec River. The southern end drains into Salmon Stream, then into the Dead River, another tributary of the Kennebec River. The southwest end of Coburn drains into Enchanted Pond and Enchanted Stream, then into the Dead River. The northwest side of Coburn drains into Horse Brook and Fourmile Brook, then into the Moose River and the Kennebec. The north end of Coburn drains into Piel Brook, then into Parlin Stream and the Moose River.

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Wikidata Q5139033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1055 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.46860, -70.12645

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 36
  • Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 0.1 mi
  • West Forks NW Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
  • Johnson Mountain Public Reserved Land: 6.3 mi
  • Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 6.4 mi
  • West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 20.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 20.5 mi
  • Flagstaff John Ricker Farm: 20.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Viles Farm: 21.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cold Stream Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Long Falls: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Parks: 3
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 15.3 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Coburn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumbledown MountainW 266°1,091 m16.7 mi
Number Six MountainW 278°1,007 m13.8 mi
Spencer Bale MountainWSW 259°994 m18.4 mi
Number Five MountainW 280°934 m12.8 mi
Leroy PeakW 266°917 m18.2 mi
Three Slide MountainW 265°899 m14.2 mi
Greenlaw MountainW 273°888 m14.4 mi
Bean Brook MountainN 354°815 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4820:33
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1815:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323365060656356433219
Precip in2.52.32.63.33.74.64.64.03.54.33.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213543

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