Misery Knob
Misery Knob rises to 637 m in Maine. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandwich Academy Grant Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33141201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 637 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 10.1 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Pond Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cornish Hill: 4.4 mi
- Chase Stream Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Williams Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Little Chase Stream Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Sandwich Academy Grant Public Reserved Land: 2.1 mi
- Moose River Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Rockwood Strip W Public Reserved Land: 8.1 mi
- Rockwood Strip E Public Reserved Land: 8.3 mi
- West Forks NE Public Reserved Land: 10.3 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 9.9 mi
- Moxie Falls: 14.6 mi
- Heald Stream Falls: 21.4 mi
- Holeb Falls: 22.3 mi
- Indian Stream Falls: 23.3 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 14.8 mi
- Little Big Wood Pond Access: 21.5 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 22.7 mi
- Crocker Pond Access: 22.8 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 24.1 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 16.4 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 16.5 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 16.5 mi
- Trickey Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Askwith: 4.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 12.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Misery Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Bald Mountain | NW 312° | 1,094 m | 20.1 mi |
| Coburn Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,055 m | 13.3 mi |
| Big Moose Mountain | SE 124° | 967 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | E 86° | 963 m | 22.2 mi |
| Little Spencer Mountain | NE 53° | 912 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bean Brook Mountain | WSW 257° | 815 m | 12.0 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SW 227° | 811 m | 13.1 mi |
| Granny Cap | SW 229° | 806 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brassua DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 571452 — Misery Knob, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358222086
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