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Gile Mountain

Gile Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gile Mountain rises to 259 m in Maine. Moose Mountains stands 527 m to the west-southwest, 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

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
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
Beaches: 27
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 15
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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 11.2 miles of Gile Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose MountainsWSW527 m11.2 mi
Whiteface MountainWNW400 m11.0 mi
Wiggin MountainNNW394 m6.2 mi
Cotton MountainW384 m9.9 mi
Pocket MountainNW361 m9.3 mi
Phoebes Nable MountainSW354 m10.8 mi
Province MountainNW348 m5.7 mi
Long MountainW339 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 50–80 °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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