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Jockey Cap

Jockey Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Jockey Cap rises to 179 m in Maine. Kearsarge North stands 991 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jockey Cap West Face, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.02212, -70.96240

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Graustein Park: 0.5 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fryeburg Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
  • Eastman Memorial Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Bradley Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 24
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 0.0 mi
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 0.0 mi
  • Echo Roof: 10.4 mi
  • South Buttress: 10.4 mi
  • The Slabs: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 2.8 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Beach Area #2: 7.9 mi
  • Beach Area #1: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 22
  • Giant Swing: 7.7 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Diana's Baths - Parking: 10.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 12.0 mi
Museums: 11
Springs: 5
  • lower falls: 14.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Davis Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 7.7 mi
  • Loon Mural: 12.8 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kearsarge NorthNW 312°991 m8.7 mi
Bartlett MountainNW 306°786 m9.3 mi
Mount ShawNNW 327°785 m9.4 mi
The Twins (North peak)NW 324°760 m9.0 mi
Rickers KnollNW 317°746 m8.4 mi
The Twins (South peak)NW 323°745 m8.8 mi
Black CapWNW 294°718 m5.7 mi
Hurricane MountainWNW 303°639 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4720:31
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221089

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