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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: 24
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: 10
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 PeaksSSW 199°1,416 m15.6 mi
North BrotherSSW 212°1,235 m15.3 mi
Fort MountainSSW 211°1,171 m14.8 mi
The TravelerSSW 195°1,079 m5.2 mi
The BrothersSSW 213°1,048 m15.8 mi
Traveler MountainSSW 195°1,034 m5.2 mi
Mullen MountainSSW 213°1,034 m13.7 mi
North Turner MountainS 186°999 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 5080 °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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