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Crocker Mountain

Crocker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crocker Mountain rises to 1,279 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the east-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is South Crocker Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

Crocker Mountain is a 4,228 ft (1,289 m) peak located in Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County, Maine, in the United States. Crocker Mountain is the fourth highest mountain in the state after the Katahdins (Baxter and Hamlin peaks) and Sugarloaf Mountain, and is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Crocker Mountain is traversed by the Appalachian Trail (AT), a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine. A glacial cirque called "Crocker Cirque" is located between the main summit and the lower summit of South Crocker Mountain. Crocker Cirque contains a small pond and can be reached via the Appalachian Trail. Brooks on the east side of Crocker Mountain feed the South Branch of the Carrabassett River, which flows into the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The northwest side of Crocker drains into Stoney Brook, then into Stratton Brook, Flagstaff Lake, and the Dead River, another tributary of the Kennebec. The southwest side of Crocker drains into Nash Stream, then into the South Branch of the Dead River.

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Wikidata Q8523151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1279 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04715, -70.38281

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 7.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 8.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 8.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Dave Murray Place: 8.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Leon Savage Place: 8.6 mi
Parks: 27
  • Blanchard Park: 7.0 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 9.5 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 11.3 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 11.7 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Smalls falls: 14.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 20.6 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • King Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Spring water: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Crocker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainESE 107°1,319 m3.6 mi
Avery PeakNE 37°1,234 m8.6 mi
Saddleback MountainSW 218°1,231 m9.7 mi
Mount AbrahamSSE 152°1,230 m5.8 mi
South Crocker MountainSSE 158°1,228 m0.8 mi
Mount BigelowNE 34°1,227 m8.3 mi
West PeakNE 34°1,222 m8.3 mi
Spaulding MountainSE 142°1,219 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5519:4720:33
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1416:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358213882

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