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McFarland Mountain

McFarland Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McFarland Mountain rises to 220 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Youngs Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33141066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.38197, -68.26508

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • DeGregoire Green: 2.5 mi
  • Glen Mary Park: 2.8 mi
  • Barker Park: 2.9 mi
  • Village Green: 3.0 mi
  • Harborview Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 16
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 2.3 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Somesville Museum and Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • La petite Plaisance: 6.5 mi
  • Wendell Gilley Museum: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Eden's Civil War Monument: 2.9 mi
  • The Doctor John B. Ells Pier: 3.1 mi
  • Kurt Diederich: 3.2 mi
  • Morris K And Maria De Witt Jesup: 3.3 mi
  • Old Farm Estate: 3.6 mi
Lighthouses: 10
Springs: 8
  • Fern Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Birch Spring: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Bubble: 3.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 3.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch: 3.1 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 5.7 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • COA Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Newlin Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Beatrix Farrand Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Turrets Seaside Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wild Gardens of Acadia: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 1.6 mi
  • Hadlock Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 5.1 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Long Falls: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 3.0 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 13.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Double Arch: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 10.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of McFarland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainSE466 m2.9 mi
Sargent MountainS419 m2.7 mi
Dorr MountainSE387 m3.1 mi
Pemetic MountainSSE380 m3.4 mi
Penobscot MountainS360 m3.4 mi
Bernard MountainSW326 m7.6 mi
Champlain MountainESE323 m4.1 mi
Dike PeakSSE321 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:5019:3720:22
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0715:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, under a mile away.

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221930

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