Mars Hill
Mars Hill rises to 531 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 508 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
Mars Hill is a mountain in Mars Hill, Maine, that gave the town its name. The mountain plays an important role in the Mars Hill community, and overlooks the Saint John Valley. Mount Katahdin is visible from the top of Mars Hill over 85 miles (135 km) away. Mars Hill also has a ski area, called Big Rock Ski Area. By virtue of its height and Northeast location, the summit of Mars Hill is the first place in the contiguous United States to see the Sun rise for nearly half of the year, from March 25 to September 18. The first 50-star flag to see the Sun in the U.S. was raised on July 4, 1960, at 4:33 AM. Fifty national guardsmen gave it a 50-gun salute.
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Wikidata Q6773131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
94 named places within 25 miles
- Big Rock Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Packard Hill: 6.5 mi
- Nineteen Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Estabrook Hill: 8.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.1 mi
- Prestile Stream Dam & Park: 2.5 mi
- Village Playground: 6.1 mi
- The Little School Community Park: 9.7 mi
- Aroostook State Park: 11.4 mi
- Mantle Lake Park: 13.7 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Association: 6.7 mi
- Northern Maine Museum of Science: 14.2 mi
- Presque Isle Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- Maysville Museum: 16.8 mi
- Frontier Heritage History Museum: 17.5 mi
- Sasəkatəkok/ Sasokatokuk Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Paragon Woods Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Hammond Public Reserved Land: 21.3 mi
- Briggs Mills Falls: 19.2 mi
- Middle Pitch Falls: 19.3 mi
- University Garden: 13.9 mi
- Nordic Heritage Center: 15.4 mi
- Old Mill Dam: 19.2 mi
- Haystack Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mars Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 238° | 508 m | 14.1 mi |
| Number Nine Mountain | SW 236° | 494 m | 12.1 mi |
| Scopan Mountain | WNW 289° | 433 m | 19.0 mi |
| Scopan Knob | W 281° | 432 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hovey Mountain | SW 231° | 415 m | 14.6 mi |
| Nighthawk Mountain | SW 236° | 410 m | 18.3 mi |
| Maple Mountain | SW 230° | 409 m | 13.5 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 297° | 408 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:04 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:39 | 19:42 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:51 | 18:31 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 14:56 | 15:47 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgewater, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 570798 — Mars Hill, Aroostook County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358221871
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