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Hardscrabble Mountain

Hardscrabble Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hardscrabble Mountain rises to 713 m in Maine. Kibby Mountain stands 1,114 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgehog Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
713 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.44672, -70.26646

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 33
  • Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 3.0 mi
  • Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 7.0 mi
  • King and Bartlett Public Reserved Land: 8.5 mi
  • West Forks NW Public Reserved Land: 9.9 mi
  • West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Flagstaff Viles Farm: 16.7 mi
  • Flagstaff John Ricker Farm: 16.8 mi
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 16.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 17.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Walter Hinds Farm: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Holeb Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Grand Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 17.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 13.6 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 16.5 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Hardscrabble Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kibby MountainW 262°1,114 m13.6 mi
Tumbledown MountainW 271°1,091 m9.9 mi
Coburn MountainENE 77°1,055 m7.0 mi
Caribou MountainW 268°1,019 m16.7 mi
Number Six MountainWNW 296°1,007 m7.6 mi
Spencer Bale MountainW 259°994 m11.5 mi
Smart MountainW 276°986 m16.7 mi
Number Five MountainWNW 303°934 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:54
June solstice04:5319:4820:34
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1915:1216:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323365060656356433219
Precip in2.52.32.63.33.74.64.64.03.54.33.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220436

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