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Cornish Hill

Cornish Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cornish Hill rises to 385 m in Maine. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Askwith, a ghost town 2.3 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
385 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.59116, -69.80811
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 27
Waterfalls: 15
  • Cold Stream Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Indian Stream Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Thompson Brook Lower Falls: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 19.3 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 21.0 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 22.0 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Cornish Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainWNW 303°1,094 m22.7 mi
Baker MountainE 94°1,063 m20.1 mi
Coburn MountainWSW 241°1,055 m17.6 mi
Big Spencer MountainNE 54°980 m21.8 mi
Big Moose MountainSSE 148°967 m8.8 mi
Lily Bay MountainE 90°963 m18.0 mi
Little Spencer MountainNE 49°912 m17.6 mi
Number Four MountainE 85°851 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:0915:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131424375160656356443221
Precip in2.72.32.83.33.44.44.03.93.44.53.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moosehead, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213743

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