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Gilman Pond Mountain

Gilman Pond Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gilman Pond Mountain rises to 424 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brackett Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
424 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.96089, -70.07340

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Freeman Township Public Reserved Land: 5.8 mi
  • Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 7.0 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 7.1 mi
  • Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 7.4 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 7.6 mi
Parks: 56
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 3.9 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 4.1 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 4.2 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 7.3 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Lexington Historical Society: 1.7 mi
  • Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 10.4 mi
  • rope swing: 11.0 mi
  • clay slides: 11.4 mi
  • North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Parsons School: 3.9 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 20.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 20.4 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 20.4 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Houston Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Long Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Smalls falls: 22.8 mi
  • Grand Falls: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 10.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Gilman Pond Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 293°1,319 m12.7 mi
Mount AbrahamW 274°1,230 m12.4 mi
Spaulding MountainWNW 283°1,219 m13.1 mi
Burnt HillWNW 297°1,099 m11.4 mi
Farmer MountainW 266°969 m12.8 mi
Owls HeadWNW 298°890 m9.6 mi
Black NubbleWNW 286°853 m9.3 mi
Poplar MountainNNW 330°809 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5419:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1615:1316:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415363686759473524
Precip in2.92.32.93.53.34.23.63.43.34.83.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 566803 — Gilman Pond Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358219992

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