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Knox Hill

Knox Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Knox Hill rises to 187 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant River Lake, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.84120, -67.98849

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Mopang Lake Boating Access: 4.1 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 6.6 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 11.7 mi
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 15.1 mi
  • First Chain Lake Boat Access: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Black Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Schoodic Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Jordan Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Flanders Pond Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 3
  • Long Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Mariaville Falls: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • World's Largest Lobster Trap: 19.1 mi
  • Balsam Valley Ampitheater: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Paul Dudley Sargent: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Knox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainWNW 285°439 m6.1 mi
Pleasant MountainNNW 337°414 m3.7 mi
Sabao MountainNNW 348°335 m14.4 mi
Eagle MountainNW 313°326 m14.7 mi
Tunk MountainSSW 200°325 m14.8 mi
Spruce MountainW 261°321 m2.2 mi
Blackcap MountainNW 305°284 m10.6 mi
PinnacleWNW 291°281 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0618:44
June solstice04:4719:3720:22
September equinox06:2017:5318:31
December solstice07:0715:0615:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415362686759483727
Precip in3.93.34.24.04.14.13.13.73.85.34.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wesley, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221252

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