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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.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
220 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.38197, -68.26508

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Nature reserves
Beaches: 38
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • Stephen Tyng Mather: 2.9 mi
  • 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
Museums: 17
  • George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History: 2.3 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 2.9 mi
  • Abbe Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Somesville Museum and Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • La petite Plaisance: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 13
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
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
On the horizon

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 MountainSE 135°466 m2.9 mi
Sargent MountainS 189°419 m2.7 mi
Dorr MountainSE 128°387 m3.1 mi
Pemetic MountainSSE 163°380 m3.4 mi
Penobscot MountainS 181°360 m3.4 mi
Bernard MountainSW 224°326 m7.6 mi
Champlain MountainESE 122°323 m4.1 mi
Dike PeakSSE 149°321 m3.7 mi
Conditions

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.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221930

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