French's Mountain
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
- 22.5 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 30.0 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- French Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Blaiisdell: 1.2 mi
- Mount Phillip: 1.8 mi
- Hammond Forest: 1.8 mi
- The Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Sanders Hill: 0.9 mi
- Roberts Hill: 1.2 mi
- Morrill Hill: 1.7 mi
- Vienna Mountain: 1.8 mi
- The Mountain: 1.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 9.9 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 10.1 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 12.3 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 12.7 mi
- 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
- UMF Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 18.7 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 19.1 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 20.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Hill | WNW 303° | 367 m | 3.3 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | SW 216° | 360 m | 3.3 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | SW 236° | 359 m | 1.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 213° | 343 m | 2.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | WSW 240° | 339 m | 12.2 mi |
| Martin Hill | N 352° | 324 m | 1.9 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | WSW 256° | 313 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | W 272° | 311 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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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