Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain rises to 246 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Stafford Hill, a peak 3.0 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33139764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 29.8 mi off the MILLION DOLLAR VIEW SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Stafford Hill: 3.0 mi
- Ash Hill: 7.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Whetstone Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Orin Falls: 14.6 mi
- Island Falls: 14.6 mi
- Warren Falls: 18.3 mi
- The Hulling Machine: 18.5 mi
- Grand Pitch: 19.1 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 10.3 mi
- Jerry Pond Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Wytopitlock Lake Boat Access: 16.4 mi
- Gantniers Landing Scenic Area: 5.6 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 7.4 mi
- Salmon Stream Lake Scenic Area: 8.7 mi
- Reed Deadwater Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 14.7 mi
- A. J. “Allie” Cole Scenic Overlook: 9.8 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 10.2 mi
- The River Drivers Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 17.5 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Lunksoos Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 19.9 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- The Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Clay Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Windey Pitch: 18.1 mi
- Table Land: 22.4 mi
- The Gateway: 23.2 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 10.3 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 17.1 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 17.6 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 18.6 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 23.2 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 22.4 mi
- Caribou Spring: 22.4 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | W 279° | 1,605 m | 21.7 mi |
| South Peak | W 279° | 1,603 m | 21.5 mi |
| Pamola | W 280° | 1,495 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chimney Peak | W 280° | 1,491 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | WNW 283° | 1,446 m | 22.3 mi |
| Howe Peaks | WNW 284° | 1,416 m | 22.3 mi |
| The Owl | W 280° | 1,104 m | 23.5 mi |
| The Traveler | NW 311° | 1,079 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:42 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:02 | 15:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358220815
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