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Houghton Ledges

Houghton Ledges, seen from above at true elevation

Houghton Ledges rises to 514 m in Maine. Jackson Mountain stands 1,088 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139788, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.69228, -70.38368

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Hedgehog Hill Conservation Easement: 1.0 mi
  • Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 1.6 mi
  • Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 3.5 mi
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
  • Tumbledown Public Reserved Land: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Park by the Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Phillips Town Park: 10.0 mi
  • Kineowatha Park: 10.0 mi
  • Bass Park: 10.4 mi
  • Bishop Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Smalls falls: 13.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Leaf Sculpture: 11.8 mi
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 13.1 mi
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 20.4 mi
  • Fisher Man: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 13.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Houghton Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson MountainNW 306°1,088 m8.3 mi
Little Jackson MountainWNW 300°1,055 m8.6 mi
Mount BlueNE 40°973 m3.2 mi
Tumbledown MountainWNW 296°939 m9.0 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakWNW 295°935 m9.2 mi
Tumbledown East PeakWNW 295°921 m9.0 mi
Blueberry MountainNW 318°881 m7.0 mi
West MountainWNW 282°832 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1615:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415362676558463524
Precip in3.53.14.04.33.95.14.04.13.55.24.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220830

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