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Dresser Mountain

Dresser Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dresser Mountain rises to 618 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Step Falls Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
618 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.58145, -70.85091

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Andover Common: 6.2 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 7.3 mi
  • Angevine Park: 10.9 mi
  • Davis Park: 12.0 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 14.2 mi
  • P10: 22.3 mi
  • P6: 22.3 mi
  • P9: 22.3 mi
  • P8: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Screw Auger Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Angel Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Kees Falls: 17.1 mi
  • The Falls: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 6
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mountain fountain: 7.3 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 4.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Dresser Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainW 262°1,263 m5.1 mi
East PeakNW 313°1,141 m2.8 mi
Goose Eye MountainSW 233°1,132 m9.1 mi
Mahoosuc ArmWSW 257°1,128 m6.4 mi
North PeakWSW 236°1,111 m8.1 mi
West PeakWNW 299°1,092 m2.9 mi
Baldpate MountainNW 311°1,090 m2.8 mi
Little Baldpate MountainNW 319°1,086 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1718:56
June solstice04:5919:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1815:1816:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 565284 — Dresser Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219215

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