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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

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Coordinates44.46923, -70.46701

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 4.4 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 4.6 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 4.8 mi
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 5.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rumford Falls: 6.1 mi
  • The Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 24.8 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
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 8.6 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainSW 234°732 m7.2 mi
Mount ZirconW 274°677 m4.5 mi
Black MountainS 175°649 m2.0 mi
Speckled MountainSW 227°645 m2.9 mi
Chamberlain MountainWSW 250°629 m7.9 mi
Mollyockett MountainSSW 212°611 m6.7 mi
Little Mount ZirconW 281°583 m4.5 mi
Bean MountainW 263°578 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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