Foss Mountain
Foss Mountain rises to 458 m in Maine. Moxie Mountain stands 893 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q33138786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 458 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the State Route 27 Scenic Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Whittier Hill: 4.0 mi
- Huff Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cowett Hill: 4.7 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Quimby Field: 9.5 mi
- Fairground: 9.7 mi
- Athens Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 15.4 mi
- Ripley Center: 16.5 mi
- Tibbetts Pond Water Access: 9.8 mi
- Parkman Hill Farm: 11.0 mi
- Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 11.0 mi
- Cambridge Woodlands Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Great Moose Wetland Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 12.9 mi
- rope swing: 13.0 mi
- clay slides: 13.4 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 17.3 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 18.7 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 7.3 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
- Little Wilson Upper Falls: 23.1 mi
- Moxie Falls: 23.3 mi
- Big Wilson Falls: 23.7 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 10.3 mi
- Guilford Historical Society: 16.1 mi
- Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum: 19.7 mi
- History House: 21.5 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cannon Monument: 19.7 mi
- Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 21.3 mi
- Canaan Veteran's Memorial: 22.5 mi
- Parsons School: 22.7 mi
- Monument Square: 23.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Girl with Tail: 21.5 mi
- Spring water: 10.5 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 22.5 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Foss Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxie Mountain | NW 312° | 893 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 342° | 758 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Nubble | NW 304° | 618 m | 13.2 mi |
| Cow Mountain | WNW 303° | 597 m | 12.0 mi |
| Russell Mountain | NNE 17° | 596 m | 11.4 mi |
| Dimmick Mountain | NW 321° | 549 m | 12.6 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | W 259° | 508 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blue Top | N 359° | 507 m | 13.0 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 | 18:00 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harmony, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566441 — Foss Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358219801
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