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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 253 m in Maine. Ragged Mountain stands 390 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33139395, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.39757, -69.30838

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vena M. Roberts Memorial Ball Field: 0.3 mi
  • Stevens Pond: 1.2 mi
  • Ruffingham Meadow State Game Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • Beech Pond Boat Access: 7.2 mi
  • Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 7.5 mi
Peaks
Museums: 34
  • Thorndike Meeting Place: 12.6 mi
  • Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage: 12.6 mi
  • Union Historical Society: 13.0 mi
  • Belfast Historical Society: 14.9 mi
  • Windsor Fair Museum: 16.0 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Central Maine Veterans Memorial: 18.7 mi
  • Rotary International Table: 19.2 mi
  • Waterville Fire/Rescue Memorial: 19.2 mi
  • Veterans’ Memorial Bandstand (Plaque): 19.5 mi
  • Veterans’ Memorial Plaque: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Giant Pines: 8.1 mi
  • Thurston Cellar Hole: 8.2 mi
  • Three Town Monument Stone: 8.2 mi
  • Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 8.4 mi
  • Dome home: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 13
Beaches: 13
  • Shirt Tail Point: 16.3 mi
  • Ducktrap Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lincolnville Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Wales Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 2
  • Monroe Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Bond Brook Falls: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged MountainSSE390 m15.0 mi
Bald MountainSE384 m14.4 mi
Little Ragged Mountain SummitSSE375 m14.3 mi
Frye MountainNE342 m7.1 mi
Spears MountainNE336 m7.2 mi
Hatchet MountainSE330 m11.5 mi
Hogback MountainNNE327 m4.5 mi
Levenseller MountainESE317 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1118:50
June solstice04:5419:4120:26
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1115:1316:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 567834 — Haystack Mountain, Waldo County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358220531

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