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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.78396, -68.27196

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Nature reserves
Peaks
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: 8
  • Peace Pole: 21.1 mi
  • Binnette: 21.2 mi
  • War Monument: 21.2 mi
  • VFW: 21.3 mi
  • Spencer: 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 13.7 miles of Crotch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNE439 m9.7 mi
Peaked MountainWNW350 m9.9 mi
Tunk MountainSE325 m13.3 mi
Springy Brook MountainNNW315 m10.1 mi
Bald Bluff MountainNW305 m9.9 mi
Jellison HillWNW284 m7.5 mi
Blackcap MountainNNE284 m11.3 mi
PinnacleNNE281 m8.9 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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