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Gorham Mountain

Gorham Mountain, a peak in Maine
Gorham Mountain, a peak in MaineChris M Morris · CC BY 2.0
Gorham Mountain, a peak in Maine
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region · Public domain

Gorham Mountain rises to 160 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cadillac Cliffs, a cliff 0.3 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
160 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.32691, -68.19322

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town play ground: 0.9 mi
  • Seal Harbor Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 3.9 mi
  • Village Green: 4.2 mi
  • Grant Park: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 35
Gardens: 21
  • Roadside: 2.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.6 mi
  • Meadow: 2.6 mi
  • Mixed Woods: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 18
  • Bates Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Fabri memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Andrew Murray Young: 1.5 mi
  • John Innes Kane: 2.3 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 2.3 mi
Museums: 16
Lighthouses: 14
Springs: 8
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Birch Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Fern Spring: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Thunder Hole: 0.5 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 1.1 mi
  • The Bubble: 3.1 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 4.5 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hadlock Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 4.9 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 6.1 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Long Falls: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 4.4 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Double Arch: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Gorham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainNW 320°466 m2.3 mi
Sargent MountainWNW 286°419 m4.1 mi
Dorr MountainNNW 329°387 m2.2 mi
Pemetic MountainWNW 282°380 m2.6 mi
Penobscot MountainW 276°360 m3.7 mi
Champlain MountainN 359°323 m1.7 mi
Dike PeakWNW 291°321 m1.7 mi
Gilmore PeakW 281°316 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 5 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/876602837

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