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Horse Mountain

Horse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Mountain rises to 463 m in Maine. Howe Peaks stands 1,416 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Brook Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q33139768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
463 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.14590, -68.81720

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Horse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howe PeaksSSW1,416 m15.6 mi
North BrotherSSW1,235 m15.3 mi
Fort MountainSSW1,171 m14.8 mi
The TravelerSSW1,079 m5.2 mi
The BrothersSSW1,048 m15.8 mi
Traveler MountainSSW1,034 m5.2 mi
Mullen MountainSSW1,034 m13.7 mi
North Turner MountainS999 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:48
June solstice04:4519:4420:31
September equinox06:2317:5518:35
December solstice07:1615:0215:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220816

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