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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 502 m in Maine. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Pond Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33139463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
502 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.28839, -69.87367

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 37
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 5.4 mi
  • Moxie Gore Public Reserved Land: 5.8 mi
  • Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Northeast Whitewater: 14.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 17.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 18.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 19.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Moxie Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Long Falls: 16.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Quimby Field: 16.1 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 16.2 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coburn MountainNW 316°1,055 m17.5 mi
Big Moose MountainNNE 30°967 m15.6 mi
Moxie MountainS 190°893 m5.7 mi
Johnson MountainNW 315°811 m15.0 mi
Granny CapWNW 297°806 m16.6 mi
Stewart MountainSW 225°773 m17.1 mi
Bald MountainESE 114°758 m5.6 mi
Pierce Pond MountainW 265°754 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4620:32
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220569

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