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John B Mountain

John B Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

John B Mountain rises to 73 m in Maine. Bald Rock Mountain stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is John B. Mountain, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33140135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
73 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.34730, -68.76058

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Holbrook Island Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
  • Fort Madison: 3.4 mi
  • Castine Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Battle Avenue Fields: 3.6 mi
  • Fort George State Park: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 59
Museums: 34
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Vinal Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 22.1 mi
  • Monroe Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lurvey Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Fern Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Birch Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Tanglewood Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of John B Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Rock MountainWSW331 m15.0 mi
Blue Hill MountainNE281 m10.3 mi
Garey MountainWSW239 m14.7 mi
Derry MountainWSW231 m14.2 mi
Patterson HillW227 m14.6 mi
Mount EphraimNW226 m15.5 mi
Ducktrap MountainW218 m12.5 mi
Beech HillW205 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5219:3920:24
September equinox06:2317:5618:34
December solstice07:0915:1115:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230415261676659483727
Precip in3.93.24.14.43.94.33.23.14.15.44.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belfast, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568882 — John B Mountain, Hancock County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358221094

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