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Deer Mountain

Deer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Mountain rises to 1,050 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,166 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Island Wilderness Camping, a park 3.9 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33138180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.00505, -70.92368

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 49
Parks: 15
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 3.9 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 7.8 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 10.7 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 13.9 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Garfield Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 12.3 mi
  • Angel Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Baby Flume: 20.3 mi
  • Huntington Cascades: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Smalls Falls: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Back Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainNNE1,166 m16.8 mi
Kennebago DivideNNE1,151 m15.9 mi
Snow MountainNNE1,139 m12.3 mi
West Kennebago MountainNE1,130 m8.8 mi
Rump MountainNNW1,114 m15.3 mi
Stub HillNW1,106 m11.0 mi
Bemis MountainSSE1,085 m16.4 mi
Twin MountainsNNE1,062 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:56
June solstice04:5819:4920:35
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:2015:1716:05

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423364959646255433120
Precip in2.62.12.73.03.64.54.33.83.64.43.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358214225

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