Heald Mountain
Heald Mountain rises to 731 m in Maine. Avery Peak stands 1,234 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Granny Cap, a peak 2.7 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33139409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 731 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 16.2 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 16.9 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Granny Cap: 2.7 mi
- Hedgehog Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Shutdown Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Stony Brook Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Norways: 4.4 mi
- King and Bartlett Public Reserved Land: 6.9 mi
- West Forks NW Public Reserved Land: 7.7 mi
- Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 8.0 mi
- Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 8.2 mi
- West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 9.2 mi
- Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 12.3 mi
- Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 12.6 mi
- Flagstaff John Ricker Farm: 12.9 mi
- Flagstaff Viles Farm: 13.0 mi
- Flagstaff Bigelow Schoolhouse: 13.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 5.3 mi
- Long Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 11.3 mi
- Holeb Falls: 12.7 mi
- Moxie Falls: 13.9 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 13.9 mi
- Blanchard Park: 19.0 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 19.0 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 21.9 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Flagstaff: 14.6 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 16.1 mi
- Riverside Beach: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Heald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Peak | S 189° | 1,234 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | SSW 191° | 1,227 m | 16.0 mi |
| West Peak | SSW 191° | 1,222 m | 16.0 mi |
| North Peak | SSW 197° | 1,156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Kibby Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,114 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tumbledown Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,091 m | 13.1 mi |
| Coburn Mountain | NE 36° | 1,055 m | 8.1 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | NW 313° | 1,007 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:12 | 16:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 567858 — Heald Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358220545
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