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Glidden Hill

Glidden Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Glidden Hill rises to 145 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Penobscot River Access - Winn, a park 4.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.5 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.47895, -68.49058

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Parks: 25
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 4.8 mi
  • Marguerite Flanders Playground: 7.6 mi
  • Prince Thomas Park: 8.1 mi
  • Robert A. MacEachern Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Albert Thomas Park: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 14.1 mi
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glidden Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Passadumkeag MountainSSE 165°442 m25.0 mi
Mattamiscontis MountainW 261°380 m11.2 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 291°379 m20.8 mi
Brown HillESE 105°338 m22.5 mi
Little Mattamiscontis MountainWSW 257°333 m11.1 mi
Hammond RidgeNW 318°333 m22.1 mi
Bowers MountainESE 107°317 m23.2 mi
Schoodic MountainW 267°314 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:46
June solstice04:4619:4120:27
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1215:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151728415463696759473523
Precip in3.52.43.53.63.74.13.43.63.44.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220009

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