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Johnson Mountain

Johnson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Mountain rises to 811 m in Maine. Tumbledown Mountain stands 1,091 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States (geonames ID=4968444)

Wikidata Q33140170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
811 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.44172, -70.09368

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 38
  • Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 2.3 mi
  • West Forks NW Public Reserved Land: 2.9 mi
  • West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 4.2 mi
  • Johnson Mountain Public Reserved Land: 4.3 mi
  • West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 19.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 19.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 19.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 20.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cold Stream Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Grand Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Parks: 3
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 17.8 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 20.3 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Johnson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tumbledown MountainW 272°1,091 m18.3 mi
Coburn MountainNW 319°1,055 m2.4 mi
Number Six MountainWNW 284°1,007 m15.7 mi
Number Five MountainWNW 286°934 m14.8 mi
Three Slide MountainW 272°899 m15.8 mi
Greenlaw MountainW 279°888 m16.1 mi
Bean Brook MountainNNW 342°815 m6.7 mi
Granny CapSW 233°806 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5319:4720:33
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1815:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323365060656356433219
Precip in2.52.32.63.33.74.64.64.03.54.33.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568933 — Johnson Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358221118

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