Davis Mountain
Davis Mountain rises to 290 m in Maine. Barren Mountain stands 742 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Poverty Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33138116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Poverty Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hampshire Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Deer Hill: 2.2 mi
- Garcock Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 2.6 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 7.4 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 7.6 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 7.7 mi
- Guilford Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Cowyard Falls: 4.4 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 6.5 mi
- Little Wilson Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 7.6 mi
- Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 8.7 mi
- Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Delano Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
- Law Farm Nature Trails: 11.1 mi
- Barnard Forest: 13.0 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 13.7 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 8.9 mi
- dih cheese fort: 10.4 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 15.9 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 8.4 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 11.7 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 15.5 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Barren Slide: 9.2 mi
- The Jaws: 14.5 mi
- Monument Square: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Cannon Monument: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Davis Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Mountain | N 6° | 742 m | 9.4 mi |
| Fourth Mountain | NNE 18° | 714 m | 11.1 mi |
| Columbus Mountain | NNE 27° | 707 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chairback Mountain | NNE 28° | 668 m | 13.8 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 22° | 610 m | 12.2 mi |
| Borestone Mountain East Peak | N 355° | 604 m | 6.7 mi |
| Russell Mountain | WSW 254° | 596 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rum Mountain | NNW 338° | 582 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:09 | 15:58 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sebec Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 564816 — Davis Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358214131
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