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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, a peak in Maine
Hedgehog Hill, a peak in MaineNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Hedgehog Hill, a peak in Maine
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Hedgehog Hill, a peak in Maine
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Hedgehog Hill rises to 212 m in Maine. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbledown Dick Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4966900.

Wikidata Q33139447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
212 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.46923, -70.46701

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 4.4 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 4.6 mi
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 5.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
Beaches: 5
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 20.2 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 17.7 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rumford Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Oxford County Fairground: 19.5 mi
  • Moose Cave: 24.4 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainSW732 m7.2 mi
Mount ZirconW677 m4.5 mi
Black MountainS649 m2.0 mi
Speckled MountainSW645 m2.9 mi
Chamberlain MountainWSW629 m7.9 mi
Mollyockett MountainSSW611 m6.7 mi
Little Mount ZirconW583 m4.5 mi
Bean MountainW578 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5819:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220557

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