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Cow Mountain

Cow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Mountain rises to 597 m in Maine. Moxie Mountain stands 893 m to the north, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Nubble, a peak 1.3 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
597 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.16867, -69.89506

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 43
  • Carratunk S Public Reserved Land: 2.5 mi
  • Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 3.8 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 6.3 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 7.1 mi
  • Highland Plantation East Public Reserved Land: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 13.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 15.1 mi
  • Lexington Historical Society: 15.4 mi
  • Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 16.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 16.6 mi
Parks: 9
  • Quimby Field: 7.9 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 17.8 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 18.6 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Grand Falls: 18.2 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moxie MountainN 1°893 m2.6 mi
Poplar MountainWSW 241°809 m14.7 mi
Stewart MountainWSW 250°773 m11.7 mi
Bald MountainNE 46°758 m8.6 mi
Pierce Pond MountainWNW 303°754 m13.2 mi
Pleasant Pond MountainN 360°746 m7.1 mi
Basin MountainWNW 300°716 m15.8 mi
Clay Brook MountainSW 233°684 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213795

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