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Crotch Hill

Crotch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Crotch Hill rises to 171 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Osborn North Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

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Crotch Hill is a summit in Hancock County, Maine, in the United States. With an elevation of 561 feet (171 m), Crotch Hill is the 1656th tallest mountain in Maine.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q19461221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
171 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.78396, -68.27196

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 3.1 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 5.6 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 8.5 mi
  • Graham Lake - Fletchers Landing Boat Access: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 16
Museums: 14
Attractions: 12
  • Corn Field Loop: 20.5 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 20.9 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 21.2 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 21.3 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 10
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Otis Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Black Beach: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 18.3 mi
  • Peace Pole: 21.1 mi
  • Binnette: 21.2 mi
  • War Monument: 21.2 mi
  • VFW: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mariaville Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Long Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Children's Garden: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 19.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Cathedral Rock: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Crotch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNE 55°439 m9.7 mi
Peaked MountainWNW 288°350 m9.9 mi
Tunk MountainSE 139°325 m13.3 mi
Spruce MountainENE 73°321 m12.3 mi
Springy Brook MountainNNW 330°315 m10.1 mi
Bald Bluff MountainNW 320°305 m9.9 mi
Jellison HillWNW 286°284 m7.5 mi
Blackcap MountainNNE 27°284 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4819:3820:23
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0815:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 564578 — Crotch Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358213908

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