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Farwell Mountain

Farwell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Farwell Mountain rises to 575 m in Maine. Wheeler Mountain stands 969 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Swan Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q33138646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.45145, -70.75479

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks
  • Moran's Landing: 2.9 mi
  • Davis Park: 3.1 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Bethel Common: 3.8 mi
  • Angevine Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 11.4 mi
  • P6: 23.5 mi
  • P10: 23.5 mi
  • P5: 23.5 mi
  • P9: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Screw Auger Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 17.8 mi
Museums: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 16.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 20.0 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 21.0 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Moose Cave: 12.8 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 21.1 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farwell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainW969 m7.6 mi
Black MountainW964 m7.6 mi
Puzzle MountainNNW953 m6.8 mi
Jordan BowlW939 m7.6 mi
Aurora PeakW844 m6.8 mi
Spruce PeakW835 m6.5 mi
Stowe MountainNW816 m8.4 mi
Plumbago MountainN813 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226748

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