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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: 60
Museums: 35
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 14
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 15.5 miles of John B Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Rock MountainWSW 249°331 m15.0 mi
Blue Hill MountainNE 55°281 m10.3 mi
Garey MountainWSW 248°239 m14.7 mi
Derry MountainWSW 250°231 m14.2 mi
Patterson HillW 277°227 m14.6 mi
Mount EphraimNW 322°226 m15.5 mi
Ducktrap MountainW 259°218 m12.5 mi
Beech HillW 267°205 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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