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Gile Mountain

Gile Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gile Mountain rises to 259 m in Maine. Whiteface Mountain stands 400 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bond Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61074, -70.89521

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hansen Pond Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Shapleigh Town Forest: 3.1 mi
  • Goat Hill Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Goose Pond Overlook: 3.5 mi
  • Shapleigh Woods Preserve: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Shapleigh Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Square Pond Water Access: 4.1 mi
  • Weeks Beach Park: 4.4 mi
  • Association Park (PRIVATE): 5.1 mi
  • Acton Fair: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 29
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Steep Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Falls of Song: 22.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Emerald Pool Falls: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 8.0 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 16.0 mi
  • Lucknow Mansion: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Fairy Village: 12.2 mi
  • Wire Globe: 22.9 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 22.9 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Davis Spring: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Carbonneau Cave: 22.3 mi
  • Slackcrack: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sanford Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 14.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Gile Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiteface MountainWNW 285°400 m11.0 mi
Wiggin MountainNNW 336°394 m6.2 mi
Cotton MountainW 273°384 m9.9 mi
Cotton MountainWNW 283°378 m10.7 mi
Pocket MountainNW 306°361 m9.3 mi
Phoebes Nable MountainSW 231°354 m10.8 mi
Province MountainNW 315°348 m5.7 mi
Long MountainW 271°339 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0319:4520:29
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1515:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130425363686758463625
Precip in3.63.64.64.93.94.54.13.84.05.74.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollis, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358219985

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