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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 666 m in Maine. West Royce Mountain stands 965 m to the west-southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caribou Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33139392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
666 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.32756, -70.93621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Lovell Playground: 6.6 mi
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Angevine Park: 8.3 mi
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Bethel Common: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 26
  • Kees Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 4.9 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
  • P6: 15.2 mi
  • P5: 15.2 mi
  • P10: 15.2 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 12
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 15.6 mi
  • Moose Cave: 17.7 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 18.6 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 18.8 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 18.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Deer Hill Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 15.4 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 21.8 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 22.1 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Royce MountainWSW965 m4.4 mi
East Royce MountainWSW945 m3.7 mi
Howe PeakWNW891 m6.9 mi
Speckled MountainSSW880 m2.7 mi
Caribou MountainNNE859 m0.9 mi
Mount MeaderSW848 m7.1 mi
Ames MountainSSW819 m3.1 mi
Gammon MountainNNE812 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:32
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1715:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581055 — Haystack Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226774

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