John Brown Mountain
John Brown Mountain rises to 296 m in Maine. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33140140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 296 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peninsula Park: 4.5 mi
- Belgrade Village Green: 4.7 mi
- Great Pond Boat Access: 5.4 mi
- Sandy River Canoe Access: 6.7 mi
- Taylor Pond Boat Access: 6.7 mi
- Berry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Eaton Mountain: 1.2 mi
- McGaffey Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Vienna Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Round Top: 1.8 mi
- Flying Pond Farm Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Peter Miller Woodland: 1.7 mi
- Vienna Woods Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Ladd Forest: 1.9 mi
- Storer Farm Community Preserve: 2.8 mi
- war memorial: 3.3 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 12.2 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Veterans Monument: 14.5 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 10.5 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 12.1 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 12.6 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Fisher Man: 3.3 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 11.8 mi
- Stumphenge: 15.9 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 17.2 mi
- River Stone: 17.2 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 13.4 mi
- Liberty Bell: 19.1 mi
- Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 20.0 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 20.2 mi
- Dummer House: 20.2 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 13.2 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 13.5 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 16.0 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 18.5 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 19.0 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 20.3 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of John Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGaffey Mountain | SE 137° | 360 m | 1.4 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | ENE 64° | 359 m | 1.5 mi |
| Round Top | E 89° | 343 m | 1.8 mi |
| Moose Hill | WSW 240° | 339 m | 8.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 273° | 339 m | 11.0 mi |
| Martin Hill | NE 36° | 324 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | NNW 336° | 311 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hampshire Hill | NNE 20° | 310 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358221096
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