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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: 17
  • 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: 8
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 12.6 miles of Hedgehog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HarrisN355 m9.0 mi
Peaked MountainNNE351 m12.1 mi
Frye MountainSW342 m5.2 mi
Spears MountainSW336 m5.2 mi
Hogback MountainSW327 m8.2 mi
Piper MountainNNE318 m11.4 mi
Aborn HillWSW304 m2.5 mi
Common HillNNW300 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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