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Ireson Hill

Ireson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ireson Hill rises to 70 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the south-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Ovens, a cliff 0.4 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
70 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.43286, -68.26252

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lamoine Beach Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lamoine State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Marlboro Beach Park: 2.8 mi
  • Hadley Point Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Bloomfield Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 21
  • COA Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 4.0 mi
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 5.3 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 5.8 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 5.8 mi
Museums: 17
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 3.3 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Somesville Museum and Gardens: 6.1 mi
  • Hancock Historical Society: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Springs: 8
  • Red Rock Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Fern Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Birch Spring: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 4.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 4.0 mi
  • The Bubble: 6.5 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 8.6 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 3.1 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Long Falls: 19.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Double Arch: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 4.1 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 6.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ireson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainSSE 161°466 m5.8 mi
Sargent MountainS 185°419 m6.2 mi
Dorr MountainSSE 157°387 m5.9 mi
Pemetic MountainS 173°380 m6.8 mi
Penobscot MountainS 182°360 m6.9 mi
Champlain MountainSSE 149°323 m6.6 mi
Dike PeakSSE 165°321 m6.9 mi
Gilmore PeakS 188°316 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:4919:3720:22
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0715:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568667 — Ireson Hill, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358220987

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