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Granny Cap

Granny Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Granny Cap rises to 806 m in Maine. Tumbledown Mountain stands 1,091 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Shutdown Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
806 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.39678, -70.17952

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 42
  • West Forks NW Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
  • Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
  • West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 7.0 mi
  • West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
  • Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 14.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 14.9 mi
  • Flagstaff John Ricker Farm: 15.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Viles Farm: 15.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Ed Wahl Place: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Grand Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 12.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 18.2 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 21.0 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Granny Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumbledown MountainWNW 285°1,091 m14.6 mi
Coburn MountainNNE 27°1,055 m5.6 mi
Number Six MountainWNW 301°1,007 m13.0 mi
Spencer Bale MountainW 275°994 m15.5 mi
Number Five MountainNW 306°934 m12.4 mi
Leroy PeakWNW 283°917 m16.0 mi
Three Slide MountainWNW 287°899 m12.1 mi
Greenlaw MountainWNW 296°888 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4820:33
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1815:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220121

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