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Little Bear Mountain

Little Bear Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Bear Mountain rises to 580 m in Maine. Goose Eye Mountain stands 1,132 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbledown Dick Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.1 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Maine, United States of America.

Wikidata Q33140537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
580 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.42201, -70.93952

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angevine Park: 5.0 mi
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Davis Park: 7.4 mi
  • Bethel Common: 7.5 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 59
Nature reserves
  • Robinson Peak Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest West: 3.7 mi
  • Bingham Forest: 4.0 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest: 4.5 mi
  • Williamson Family Tree Farm Conservation Easement: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Kees Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
  • P6: 14.2 mi
  • P10: 14.2 mi
  • P5: 14.2 mi
  • P9: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 8
Springs: 6
  • Mountain fountain: 13.2 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Moose Cave: 11.2 mi
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 18.4 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 20.8 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 24.1 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 12.3 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Bear Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose Eye MountainNNW1,132 m6.3 mi
Mount CarloNW1,086 m5.7 mi
Mount SuccessNW1,086 m6.0 mi
South PeakNNW1,027 m7.8 mi
Carlo ColNW983 m5.7 mi
Wheeler MountainNE969 m2.4 mi
Black MountainNNE964 m2.8 mi
Bear MountainNNW955 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581094 — Little Bear Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226795

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