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French's Mountain

French's Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

French's Mountain rises to 224 m in Maine. York Hill stands 367 m to the west-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is French Mountain, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33138827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
224 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.57143, -69.91797

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Peninsula Park: 3.2 mi
  • Belgrade Village Green: 3.6 mi
  • Great Pond Boat Access: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Bomazeen Flags: 4.9 mi
  • Salmon Lake Access: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 10.5 mi
  • Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 16.9 mi
  • Benton Family Fun Park: 17.7 mi
  • Liberty Bell: 19.4 mi
  • North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • war memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Colby Woodsmen PV=nRT: 12.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 13.4 mi
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Fisher Man: 6.0 mi
  • Stumphenge: 12.6 mi
  • 5: 12.7 mi
  • 6: 12.7 mi
  • 4: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Rome Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Town Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Tyler’s Pond Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 15.8 mi
  • East Winthrop Beach: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of French's Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
York HillWNW 303°367 m3.3 mi
McGaffey MountainSW 216°360 m3.3 mi
Vienna MountainSW 236°359 m1.8 mi
Round TopSSW 213°343 m2.0 mi
Moose HillWSW 240°339 m12.2 mi
Martin HillN 352°324 m1.9 mi
Vienna MountainWSW 256°313 m4.5 mi
Hoyt HillW 272°311 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:52
June solstice04:5519:4420:29
September equinox06:2718:0118:39
December solstice07:1415:1516:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028415362686659473524
Precip in3.53.13.84.13.64.94.13.93.55.64.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566572 — French Mountain, Kennebec County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219865

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