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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.

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
1132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.50273, -70.99941

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 52
  • 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
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 8.7 miles of Goose Eye Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainNNE 26°1,263 m5.2 mi
Mahoosuc ArmNNE 15°1,128 m4.1 mi
North PeakNNE 30°1,111 m1.1 mi
West PeakNE 35°1,092 m8.3 mi
Mount CarloSSW 205°1,086 m1.0 mi
Mount SuccessSW 222°1,086 m2.9 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNNE 23°1,046 m2.5 mi
Mahoosuc MountainNNE 12°1,037 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 5080 °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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