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Getchell Mountain

Getchell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Getchell Mountain rises to 299 m in Maine. Musquash Mountain stands 364 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowers Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
299 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.36943, -68.04824

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 11
  • Springfield Fair: 4.7 mi
  • Cole’s Landing: 13.2 mi
  • Mattawamkeag Wilderness Park and Campground: 14.7 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 18.0 mi
  • West Lake Access: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Grand Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Big Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Little Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Beans Falls: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Indian Township Museum: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Getchell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Musquash MountainE 84°364 m12.3 mi
Duck MountainSSW 195°362 m14.3 mi
Brown HillN 8°338 m1.8 mi
Stetson MountainNNE 18°326 m11.3 mi
Tracy MountainENE 70°323 m15.3 mi
Tomah MountainENE 69°320 m18.0 mi
Bowers MountainNE 42°317 m1.1 mi
Gates HillN 352°309 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:45
June solstice04:4519:3920:25
September equinox06:2017:5318:32
December solstice07:1015:0315:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161927415362686758463523
Precip in4.13.64.54.24.24.23.83.44.05.45.35.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topsfield 2, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219976

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