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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 596 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Park, a park 1.7 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 567894)

Wikidata Q33139433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
596 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.11617, -70.43396

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 1.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 3.2 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Leon Savage Place: 3.6 mi
Parks: 24
  • Blanchard Park: 1.7 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 14.4 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 14.6 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 14.7 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Shadagee Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Grand Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.2 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 12.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainSE 135°1,319 m8.3 mi
Crocker MountainSSE 152°1,279 m5.4 mi
Avery PeakENE 75°1,234 m8.0 mi
Saddleback MountainSSW 196°1,231 m12.9 mi
Mount AbrahamSSE 152°1,230 m11.2 mi
South Crocker MountainSSE 153°1,228 m6.2 mi
Mount BigelowENE 73°1,227 m7.4 mi
West PeakENE 73°1,222 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5519:4820:33
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1416:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 567894 — Hedgehog Hill, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358220567

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