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Hedgehog Hill

Hedgehog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hedgehog Hill rises to 168 m in Maine. Mount Harris stands 355 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Skyscraper Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Waldo County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 567889)

Wikidata Q33139469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
168 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53479, -69.15060

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Brooks Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Larrabee Field: 4.6 mi
  • Frye Mountain State Game Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • Marie Gloh Park: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Veterans Honor Roll: 16.3 mi
  • Fort Knox: 17.3 mi
  • Fort Pownall: 17.3 mi
  • Goodblood Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
  • To Honor All Those Who Served To Protect Our Freedom May They Never Be Forgotten: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Dome home: 3.9 mi
  • Three Town Monument Stone: 15.3 mi
  • Giant Pines: 15.8 mi
  • Chamberlain Cellar Hole: 15.9 mi
  • Thurston Cellar Hole: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Peace Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Dye Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Tanglewood Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Monroe Falls: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HarrisN 1°355 m9.0 mi
Peaked MountainNNE 17°351 m12.1 mi
Frye MountainSW 219°342 m5.2 mi
Spears MountainSW 225°336 m5.2 mi
Hogback MountainSW 231°327 m8.2 mi
Piper MountainNNE 21°318 m11.4 mi
Aborn HillWSW 250°304 m2.5 mi
Common HillNNW 346°300 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1118:49
June solstice04:5219:4120:26
September equinox06:2417:5818:36
December solstice07:1115:1216:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 567889 — Hedgehog Hill, Waldo County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358220560

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