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Colson Branch Hill

Colson Branch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
80 m
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Coordinates44.72286, -68.10092

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 50
  • 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
Beaches: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Springs: 2
  • Big Chief Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Water Street Mural: 20.3 mi
  • Baxter The Lobster: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 21.2 mi
  • Double Arch: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Colson Branch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainN 358°439 m9.8 mi
Pleasant MountainNNE 19°414 m12.2 mi
Tunk MountainS 176°325 m5.8 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 23°321 m8.5 mi
Schoodic MountainSSW 192°319 m10.6 mi
Black MountainS 185°304 m9.5 mi
Catherine MountainS 175°284 m7.4 mi
PinnacleNNW 343°281 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0618:45
June solstice04:4819:3720:22
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0715:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231425260666659483827
Precip in4.33.84.64.33.93.53.43.63.55.05.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358231370

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