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East Kennebago Mountain

East Kennebago Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

East Kennebago Mountain rises to 1,153 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tim Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

East Kennebago Mountain is a trailless mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. East Kennebago Mtn. is a monadnock, flanked by its spurs: Tim Mountain to the north, Black Spur to the west, and Blackcat Mountain to the southwest. The southeast side of East Kennebago Mountain drains into the South Branch of the Dead River, thence into Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River, and the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The northeast end of East Kennebago drains into Cherry Run, thence into the South Branch of the Dead River. The southwest end of East Kennebago drains into Kennebago Lake, thence into the Kennebago River, Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River. The northwest side of East Kennebago drains into Big Sag Brook, thence into Kennebago Lake.

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Wikidata Q5328694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.12144, -70.60035

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 33
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 7.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 8.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 8.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 8.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Albert White Farm: 8.6 mi
Parks: 14
  • Blanchard Park: 8.2 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 11.0 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 11.0 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 12.3 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadagee Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 11.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of East Kennebago Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainESE 114°1,319 m15.3 mi
Crocker MountainESE 116°1,279 m11.8 mi
Saddleback MountainSSE 160°1,231 m13.6 mi
South Crocker MountainESE 118°1,228 m12.4 mi
Mount BigelowE 83°1,227 m15.3 mi
West PeakE 83°1,222 m15.3 mi
Spaulding MountainESE 122°1,219 m15.4 mi
Mount RedingtonESE 123°1,214 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5619:4920:34
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1915:1516:04

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219329

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