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Goose Eye Mountain

Goose Eye Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Goose Eye Mountain rises to 1,132 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Carlo, a peak 1.0 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Goose Eye Mountain, also known as Mt. Goose High, is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine, about 1 mi (1.6 km). (2 km) east of the New Hampshire-Maine border. The mountain is the second-highest peak of the Mahoosuc Range of the White Mountains.

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Wikidata Q5584051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.50273, -70.99941

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 50
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Nansen Wayside Park: 8.3 mi
  • Northern Forest Heritage Park: 8.5 mi
  • Hutchins Street Park: 8.6 mi
  • Nansen Ski Jump State Historic Site: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 22
  • Screw Auger Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Kees Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 7.6 mi
  • P10: 13.2 mi
  • P6: 13.2 mi
  • P9: 13.2 mi
  • P5: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 7
Springs: 6
  • Mountain fountain: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 9.3 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainNNE1,263 m5.2 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNNE1,128 m4.1 mi
North PeakNNE1,111 m1.1 mi
West PeakNE1,092 m8.3 mi
Mount CarloSSW1,086 m1.0 mi
Mount SuccessSW1,086 m2.9 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNNE1,046 m2.5 mi
Mahoosuc MountainNNE1,037 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:33
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:1916:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827415362676557463523
Precip in2.72.43.03.43.64.24.13.83.44.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berlin, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220041

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