Peak · Maine
High Head
High Head rises to 28 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the east, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Point-Blagden Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33139580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 28 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.37455, -68.39303
- 3.5 mi off the ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY
- 12.8 mi off the SCHOODIC NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.3 mi off the BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY
- 27.0 mi off the BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset view · 8 mi
- Hawk Watch · 8 mi
- Schooner Head Overlook Parking Lot Accessibility Information · 11 mi
- Beehive Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Indian Point-Blagden Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Blue Horizons Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Babson Creek Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Kittredge Brook Forest: 4.0 mi
- Thomas Island Preserve: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Uncle Dick Hill: 1.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
- Patty Lot Hill: 2.8 mi
- High Head: 3.4 mi
- Whalesback: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Town Hill Playground: 3.3 mi
- Suminsby Park: 5.1 mi
- Hadley Point Beach: 6.0 mi
- Seal Cove Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Charlotte Rhoades Park: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 58
- Echo Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Carrying Place Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lamoine Beach: 7.5 mi
- Marlboro Beach: 8.7 mi
- Birchhead Shore: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Lookout Ledge: 2.3 mi
- Beach Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Canada Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Schoolhouse Ledge: 6.9 mi
- The Ovens: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Yourcenar: 2.9 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 8.5 mi
- Andrew Murray Young: 9.1 mi
- Kurt Diederich: 9.2 mi
- Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 9.2 mi
Museums: 23
- Somesville Museum and Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Seal Cove Auto Museum: 4.8 mi
- Wendell Gilley Museum: 7.1 mi
- La petite Plaisance: 7.9 mi
- George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 21
- COA Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Newlin Garden: 8.6 mi
- Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Turrets Seaside Garden: 8.7 mi
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 12
- Bear Island Light Station: 8.8 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 10.1 mi
- Oil House: 10.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.9 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 10.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Lurvey Spring: 5.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.1 mi
- Maple Spring: 6.4 mi
- Jesuit Spring: 6.6 mi
- Birch Spring: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 7
- The Bubble: 7.3 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 9.4 mi
- Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 9.4 mi
- High Hopes Lobster Boat: 10.4 mi
- Thunder Hole: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Man O War Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Hadlock Falls: 6.3 mi
- Duck Brook Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Ellsworth Falls: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Baxter The Lobster: 9.4 mi
- Water Street Mural: 11.6 mi
- Before The Wind: 24.0 mi
- The Whale: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Thompson Island Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Cathedral Rock: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Long Cove: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of High Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Mountain | E 100° | 466 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sargent Mountain | ESE 110° | 419 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pemetic Mountain | ESE 110° | 380 m | 7.8 mi |
| Penobscot Mountain | ESE 115° | 360 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bernard Mountain | SSE 168° | 326 m | 5.1 mi |
| Gilmore Peak | ESE 114° | 316 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | ESE 117° | 297 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mansell Mountain | SSE 162° | 289 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:55 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:10 | 15:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358220644
Day trips start here
- Surry · 10 mi
- Acadia National Park · 11 mi
- Ellsworth · 14 mi
- Orland · 22 mi
- Bucksport · 24 mi
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