Ira Mountain
Ira Mountain rises to 578 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Brook Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33139976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 11.7 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 18.4 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 19 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clay Brook Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Vose Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.9 mi
- Poplar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Little Poplar Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 2.7 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 4.3 mi
- Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 4.3 mi
- Highland Plantation West Public Reserved Land: 4.8 mi
- Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 5.9 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 5.9 mi
- New Portland Lions Fair: 9.7 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 10.4 mi
- Embden Pond Boat Access: 12.8 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 8.9 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 10.1 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 11.0 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 11.6 mi
- Parsons School: 8.7 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 24.3 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 24.3 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 24.3 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
- Long Falls: 14.4 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 18.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 19.3 mi
- Smalls falls: 21.1 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 16.1 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 16.5 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 18.6 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 24.3 mi
- Athens Historical Society Museum: 24.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 20.6 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 24.5 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 8.7 mi
- Smalls Falls: 21.0 mi
- Riverside Beach: 5.0 mi
- Flagstaff: 10.2 mi
- Spring water: 12.5 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Ira Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 275° | 1,319 m | 7.9 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | W 279° | 1,279 m | 11.4 mi |
| Avery Peak | NW 325° | 1,234 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Abraham | WSW 248° | 1,230 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | W 275° | 1,228 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NW 323° | 1,227 m | 10.9 mi |
| West Peak | NW 322° | 1,222 m | 10.9 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | W 261° | 1,219 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:46 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568664 — Ira Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358220986
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