Cow Mountain
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
- 2.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 16.5 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 24.1 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Nubble: 1.3 mi
- Moxie Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cates Hill: 3.3 mi
- Dimmick Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pierce Hill: 4.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 19.9 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 24.8 mi
- Parsons School: 20.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
- Spring water: 7.3 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 11.9 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Flagstaff: 15.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxie Mountain | N 1° | 893 m | 2.6 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | WSW 241° | 809 m | 14.7 mi |
| Stewart Mountain | WSW 250° | 773 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 46° | 758 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pierce Pond Mountain | WNW 303° | 754 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pleasant Pond Mountain | N 360° | 746 m | 7.1 mi |
| Basin Mountain | WNW 300° | 716 m | 15.8 mi |
| Clay Brook Mountain | SW 233° | 684 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358213795
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