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Gerrish Hill

Gerrish Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gerrish Hill rises to 219 m in Maine. Little Spruce Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownville Woods, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.34894, -69.01949

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
  • Davis Field: 1.4 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 4.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.9 mi
  • Harris Field: 7.3 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Gauntlet Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Cowyard Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 4
  • Monument Square: 15.4 mi
  • Children's Memorial: 19.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
  • Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Gerrish Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Spruce MountainNW 324°980 m16.2 mi
Big Shanty MountainNNW 328°948 m16.2 mi
Big Spruce MountainNW 319°944 m16.8 mi
Saddleback MountainNNW 333°905 m12.4 mi
Little Shanty MountainNNW 332°780 m15.8 mi
Fourth MountainWNW 292°714 m15.7 mi
Columbus MountainWNW 300°707 m13.9 mi
Chairback MountainWNW 303°667.5 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4320:29
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1315:0715:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566760 — Gerrish Hill, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219969

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