Peak · Maine
Howard Mountain
Howard Mountain rises to 255 m in Maine. Beech Hill stands 470 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgecomb Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33139831, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 255 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.15665, -70.85603
- 6.2 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 15.0 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 16.3 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 18.4 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 12 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 12 mi
- Square. Ledge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Edgecomb Hill: 0.6 mi
- Foster Hill: 0.7 mi
- Eastman Hill: 1.0 mi
- Clough Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sabattus Mountain: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Keyes Pond Public Access: 1.6 mi
- Stearns Pond Public Access: 4.1 mi
- North Lovell Playground: 6.0 mi
- Sabatis Island Picnic & Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Mount Tire'm: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Kezar River Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Sabattus Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kezar River Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Irion Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Conifer Reserve: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Brigham Ledge: 6.3 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 10.7 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 10.7 mi
- Browns Ledge: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 22
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 7.6 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 7.9 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 21
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 8.4 mi
- Lakeside Grange #63: 9.2 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 11.9 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 14.4 mi
- Giant Swing: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Indian Rock Monument: 6.1 mi
- Harrison Honor Roll: 9.3 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 10.0 mi
- Lovewell Monument: 10.3 mi
- Stevens Monument: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Kezar Falls: 3.5 mi
- Emerald Pool: 10.2 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 10.5 mi
- Brickett Falls: 10.9 mi
- Mad River Falls: 11.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 10.2 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- MWOBs Admin Office: 15.3 mi
- New England Ski Museum: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 17.4 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 20.7 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 20.8 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 21.3 mi
- Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Deer Hill Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cooper Spring: 21.4 mi
- lower falls: 21.7 mi
- Davis Spring: 22.8 mi
- Peabody Spring: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Loon Mural: 10.2 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 10.4 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 14.4 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Mary's Garden: 10.0 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Howard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NE 55° | 470 m | 5.4 mi |
| Burnell Hill | ENE 60° | 424 m | 4.0 mi |
| Stearns Hill | E 80° | 414 m | 4.4 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | N 8° | 379 m | 1.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 309° | 379 m | 6.6 mi |
| Winns Hill | E 87° | 374 m | 3.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 22° | 362 m | 3.0 mi |
| Allen Mountain | NNE 19° | 360 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:47 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:21 | 16:08 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581063 — Howard Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358226778
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