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Fremont Peak

Fremont Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fremont Peak rises to 50 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sears Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,478. Its county seat and largest city is Ellsworth. The county was incorporated on June 25, 1789, and named for John Hancock, the first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Wikidata Q33138817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
50 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.67480, -68.02529

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land (Tunk Lake Area): 4.2 mi
  • Cable Pool Park: 6.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
  • Stewart Park: 7.2 mi
  • Unionville Ballfield: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 21.6 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 21.6 mi
  • COA Community Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Coniferous Woods: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Black Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Jordan Beach: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 9
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 13.9 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 21.4 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 21.8 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 22.4 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 23.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • Ruggles House Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Hancock Historical Society: 15.1 mi
  • Winter Harbor Historical Society: 19.6 mi
  • Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 15.7 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 17.3 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 21.5 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 21.5 mi
  • Maine Coast Sardine History Museum: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Long Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
  • Big Chief Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Double Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Cathedral Rock: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 21.6 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Fremont Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainNNW 343°439 m13.8 mi
Tunk MountainSW 234°325 m4.1 mi
Spruce MountainN 358°321 m11.2 mi
Schoodic MountainSW 220°319 m9.2 mi
Black MountainSW 217°304 m7.7 mi
Catherine MountainSW 217°284 m5.1 mi
Caribou MountainSW 222°259 m6.2 mi
Schoodic NubbleSW 222°202 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4719:3720:22
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:0715:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231425260666659483827
Precip in4.33.84.64.33.93.53.43.63.55.05.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219854

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