Dixon Mountain
Dixon Mountain rises to 487 m in Maine. Avery Peak stands 1,234 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pierce Pond Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33138240, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 487 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 14.8 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 22.2 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Pierce Pond Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Otter Pond Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Black Nubble: 2.5 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Pierce Pond Watershed: 2.3 mi
- Black Brook Flowage Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 6.1 mi
- Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 6.7 mi
- West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 10.0 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 10.2 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 10.5 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 10.8 mi
- Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 11.6 mi
- Grand Falls: 6.4 mi
- Long Falls: 6.6 mi
- Moxie Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 12.9 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 9.1 mi
- Quimby Field: 18.8 mi
- Blanchard Park: 19.4 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 22.9 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 24.1 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 9.6 mi
- Flagstaff: 10.6 mi
- Riverside Beach: 15.3 mi
- Spring water: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Dixon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Peak | SW 224° | 1,234 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SW 225° | 1,227 m | 13.4 mi |
| West Peak | SW 226° | 1,222 m | 13.5 mi |
| South Peak | SW 230° | 1,159 m | 14.8 mi |
| North Peak | SW 230° | 1,156 m | 14.7 mi |
| Coburn Mountain | N 352° | 1,055 m | 12.9 mi |
| Little Bigelow Mountain | SSW 214° | 912 m | 12.0 mi |
| Moxie Mountain | ESE 119° | 893 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 565136 — Dixon Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358214322
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