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Kibby Mountain

Kibby Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.41874, -70.54435

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 31
  • 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
Nature reserves: 30
Waterfalls: 5
  • 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
Parks: 3
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 18.4 mi
  • Blanchard Park: 19.9 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Attean View Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainSW 222°1,198 m11.9 mi
Tumbledown MountainENE 59°1,091 m4.2 mi
Boil MountainSW 218°1,084 m15.3 mi
Onion HillSW 217°1,027 m14.3 mi
Caribou MountainWNW 294°1,019 m3.6 mi
Number Six MountainNE 51°1,007 m8.4 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 242°1,006 m6.5 mi
Sisk MountainSW 219°997 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5519:4920:35
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:2015:1316:02

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221186

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