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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.

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
Nature reserves
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
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: 11
  • Screw Auger Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 16.7 mi
  • The Falls: 17.0 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: 4
  • Moose Cave: 12.8 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 21.1 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 23.8 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 8.7 miles of Farwell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler MountainW 269°969 m7.6 mi
Black MountainW 273°964 m7.6 mi
OzW 275°958 m7.5 mi
Puzzle MountainNNW 346°953 m6.8 mi
Jordan BowlW 276°939 m7.6 mi
Aurora PeakW 276°844 m6.8 mi
Spruce PeakW 276°835 m6.5 mi
Stowe MountainNW 310°816 m8.4 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 5080 °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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