Kibby Mountain
Kibby Mountain rises to 1,114 m in Maine. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Bale Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Kibby Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 3.5 mi (5.6 km) east of the Canada–United States border. Kibby Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Spencer Bale Mountain. Kibby Mountain stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The north side of Kibby Mountain drains into the East Branch of the Moose River, then into the South Branch of the Moose, the Moose River, and the Kennebec River. The west side of Kibby Mountain drains into Caribou Flow, then into the South Branch of the Moose River. The southwest end of Kibby Mountain drains into the Middle Branch of Kibby Stream, then into Spencer Stream and the Dead River, another tributary of the Kennebec. The southeast side of Kibby Mountain drains into the West Branch of Spencer Stream. The Kibby Wind Power Project is located on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q8524387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1114 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 15.5 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
- 19.9 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.0 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Spencer Bale Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Leroy Peak: 2.9 mi
- Caribou Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Montagne Caribou: 4.1 mi
- Flagstaff Cox Farm: 16.1 mi
- Flagstaff Viles Farm: 16.4 mi
- Flagstaff Walter Hinds Farm: 16.4 mi
- Flagstaff Charles Ricker Farm: 16.4 mi
- Flagstaff Burt Heald Farm: 16.5 mi
- Boundary Mountains Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Boundary Mountains Preserve: 7.3 mi
- King and Bartlett Public Reserved Land: 10.4 mi
- Coburn Gore Forest Conservation Easement: 11.5 mi
- Coburn Gore Forest Conservation Easement: 12.1 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 8.6 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 10.6 mi
- Holeb Falls: 12.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 17.8 mi
- Long Falls: 21.3 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 18.4 mi
- Blanchard Park: 19.9 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 20.5 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Flagstaff: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Kibby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | SW 222° | 1,198 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tumbledown Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,091 m | 4.2 mi |
| Boil Mountain | SW 218° | 1,084 m | 15.3 mi |
| Onion Hill | SW 217° | 1,027 m | 14.3 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,019 m | 3.6 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | NE 51° | 1,007 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 242° | 1,006 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sisk Mountain | SW 219° | 997 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358221186
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