Knox Mountain
Knox Mountain rises to 239 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fletcher Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33140363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 239 m
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Blackwoods Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fletcher Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cranberry Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Washington Bald Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Farm Cove Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Fifth Lake Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Pleasant River Lake: 11.6 mi
- Mopang Stream: 13.8 mi
- Beaverdam Stream Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Downeast Lakes Community Forest: 15.0 mi
- Chalk Pond Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Mopang Lake Boating Access: 9.6 mi
- First Chain Lake Boat Access: 10.0 mi
- Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 15.8 mi
- West Lake Access: 16.4 mi
- Muwin Park: 19.0 mi
- Bowers Pitch: 8.7 mi
- Little River Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Northeast Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Southwest Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Sevenmile Brook Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 9.5 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 12.0 mi
- Campbell Shore: 18.9 mi
- Hold Shore: 19.0 mi
- Big Falls: 12.6 mi
- Little Falls: 12.8 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 19.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 21.1 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Riceville: 19.4 mi
- Princeton War Monument: 21.7 mi
- Indian Township Museum: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Knox Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mountain | SW 222° | 439 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain | SSW 210° | 414 m | 10.4 mi |
| Duck Mountain | NW 315° | 362 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sabao Mountain | WNW 284° | 335 m | 6.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | W 261° | 326 m | 14.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SSW 205° | 321 m | 14.0 mi |
| Washington Bald Mountain | N 355° | 286 m | 5.3 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | WSW 243° | 284 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:05 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:37 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:52 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:04 | 15:53 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Lake Stream, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358221255
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