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Hardwood Mountain

Hardwood Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hardwood Mountain rises to 462 m in Maine. Russell Mountain stands 730 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper St. John River Forest, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33139275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
462 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.41309, -70.02174

15 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11
Parks: 1
  • Parc des Générations: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Russell MountainSSE 154°730 m23.9 mi
Caucomgomoc MountainSE 134°702 m19.6 mi
Telephone HillSE 138°700 m20.5 mi
Little Russell MountainSSE 149°700 m23.6 mi
Hurd MountainSE 133°606 m22.3 mi
Poland MountainESE 110°554 m22.0 mi
Hinckley HillSSW 197°550 m12.3 mi
Allagash MountainESE 111°533 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:53
June solstice04:4819:5020:37
September equinox06:2818:0018:40
December solstice07:2115:0515:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81021354959646254413017
Precip in2.72.32.73.23.64.24.83.43.24.12.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton Lake, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220454

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