Colson Branch Hill
Colson Branch Hill rises to 80 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 80 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Schoodic National Scenic Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Frenchman Bay Overlook · 15 mi
- Frazer Point · 24 mi
- Hawk Watch · 26 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring River Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Spring River - Narraguagus Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Popple Hill Preserve: 6.2 mi
- McHatton Brook Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Bog Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Mud Brook Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Heifer Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bull Hill: 3.4 mi
- Beech Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Joels Ledges: 3.8 mi
- Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 6.6 mi
- Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 7.7 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 8.6 mi
- Eastbrook Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Cable Pool Park: 11.3 mi
- Molasses Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Black Beach: 9.0 mi
- Schoodic Beach: 10.0 mi
- Flanders Pond Beach: 12.9 mi
- Dunn Beach: 16.5 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Roberts Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Carter Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Hancock Historical Society: 15.3 mi
- Ruggles House Museum: 18.9 mi
- Ellsworth Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Colonel Black Mansion Museum: 20.8 mi
- Winter Harbor Historical Society: 22.7 mi
- Long Falls: 4.9 mi
- Mariaville Falls: 15.3 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 20.0 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 21.3 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- World's Largest Lobster Trap: 20.0 mi
- Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 21.6 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 23.4 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 23.5 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 23.4 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 23.4 mi
- COA Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Newlin Garden: 23.4 mi
- The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 23.4 mi
- Eden's Civil War Monument: 23.8 mi
- Old Farm Estate: 24.5 mi
- Big Chief Spring: 20.0 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 24.9 mi
- Water Street Mural: 20.3 mi
- Baxter The Lobster: 23.6 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 21.2 mi
- Double Arch: 23.5 mi
- Prospect Harbor Point Light: 22.5 mi
- Winter Harbor Lighthouse: 25.0 mi
- Long Cove: 14.9 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Riceville: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Colson Branch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | N 358° | 439 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | NNE 19° | 414 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tunk Mountain | S 176° | 325 m | 5.8 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNE 23° | 321 m | 8.5 mi |
| Schoodic Mountain | SSW 192° | 319 m | 10.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 185° | 304 m | 9.5 mi |
| Catherine Mountain | S 175° | 284 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | NNW 343° | 281 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:06 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 19:37 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:53 | 18:32 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:07 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358231370
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