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Colton Hill

Colton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Colton Hill rises to 258 m in Maine. North Baldface stands 1,099 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
258 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.20921, -70.98405

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • North Lovell Playground: 6.0 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Keyes Pond Public Access: 8.9 mi
  • Prospect Farm: 10.8 mi
  • Stearns Pond Public Access: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Emerald Pool: 3.0 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 3.1 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 30
Historic sites: 24
Beaches: 17
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 10.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 15.8 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 11.5 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 11.6 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 12.3 mi
  • Giant Swing: 12.4 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 14.0 mi
  • P6: 17.9 mi
  • P5: 17.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Deer Hill Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 17.7 mi
  • lower falls: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.5 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 20.2 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Colton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North BaldfaceWNW 295°1,099 m5.6 mi
South BaldfaceWNW 288°1,081 m4.9 mi
Sable MountainW 274°1,069 m5.5 mi
Chandler MountainW 266°1,000 m6.1 mi
West Royce MountainNNW 345°965 m6.7 mi
East Royce MountainN 351°945 m6.9 mi
Eagle CragNW 305°907 m5.3 mi
West BaldfaceWNW 287°896.4 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0119:4720:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565706860483727
Precip in3.63.23.74.43.74.54.54.43.75.54.54.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226726

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