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Little Shanty Mountain

Little Shanty Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Little Shanty Mountain rises to 780 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the west, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Shanty Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33140692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
780 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.55005, -69.17394

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 26
  • Hays Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Gauntlet Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Parks: 13
  • Davis Field: 15.1 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 19.0 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 19.6 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Greeley's Landing: 20.9 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.3 mi
  • Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
  • Little Italy Veterans: 23.8 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 23.9 mi
  • Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Big Omaha Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Little Shanty Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainW 275°1,109 m3.5 mi
Baker MountainW 278°1,063 m10.7 mi
Little Spruce MountainWSW 247°980 m2.2 mi
West PeakW 267°965 m5.9 mi
Lily Bay MountainWNW 283°963 m13.0 mi
Big Shanty MountainW 263°948 m1.0 mi
Big Spruce MountainWSW 251°944 m3.7 mi
Saddleback MountainSSE 146°905 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4819:4420:30
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1515:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 570054 — Little Shanty Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358221594

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