Foss Mountain
Foss Mountain rises to 467 m in Maine. Moxie Mountain stands 893 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Russell Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33138784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 467 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Russell Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Russell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cowett Hill: 5.2 mi
- Whittier Hill: 5.5 mi
- Bald Mountain Township Public Reserved Land: 7.9 mi
- Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 10.2 mi
- Delano Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Shirley Bog: 12.0 mi
- Cambridge Woodlands Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 6.6 mi
- Guilford Recreation Park: 12.0 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 15.3 mi
- Fairground: 15.4 mi
- Quimby Field: 15.9 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 10.3 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 14.4 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 15.0 mi
- Little Wilson Lower Falls: 15.1 mi
- Thompson Brook Upper Falls: 15.5 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 17.9 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 18.4 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 18.6 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 18.6 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 12.4 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 17.7 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 21.5 mi
- rope swing: 21.7 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Barren Slide: 18.5 mi
- The Jaws: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Monument Square: 18.9 mi
- Cannon Monument: 19.8 mi
- Spring water: 16.5 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Foss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxie Mountain | W 274° | 893 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WNW 300° | 758 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pleasant Pond Mountain | WNW 292° | 746 m | 14.5 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WNW 290° | 683 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mosquito Mountain | NW 305° | 663 m | 14.7 mi |
| South Mountain | WNW 288° | 640 m | 14.3 mi |
| Black Nubble | W 267° | 618 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cow Mountain | W 263° | 597 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:12 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:59 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sangerville, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358219802
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