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Howard Mountain

Howard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Howard Mountain rises to 443 m in Maine. Sunday River Whitecap stands 1,008 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Dimmock, a peak 1.5 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33139835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
443 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.49895, -70.72174

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moran's Landing: 3.1 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 5.5 mi
  • Davis Park: 6.7 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Dunham Recreational Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 59
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Rumford Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Kees Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 20.2 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 15.4 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.0 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 12.1 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunday River WhitecapWNW1,008 m9.3 mi
Puzzle MountainNW953 m4.7 mi
Long MountainNW918 m7.9 mi
Aurora PeakWSW844 m8.7 mi
Spruce PeakWSW835 m8.4 mi
Stowe MountainWNW816 m8.4 mi
Plumbago MountainNNW813 m3.2 mi
Barker MountainWSW791 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358220849

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