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Misery Knob

Misery Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.57155, -69.89526

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 24
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainNW 312°1,094 m20.1 mi
Coburn MountainWSW 238°1,055 m13.3 mi
Big Moose MountainSE 124°967 m10.8 mi
Lily Bay MountainE 86°963 m22.2 mi
Little Spencer MountainNE 53°912 m21.8 mi
Bean Brook MountainWSW 257°815 m12.0 mi
Johnson MountainSW 227°811 m13.1 mi
Granny CapSW 229°806 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5119:4720:33
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1815:1015:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656456443220
Precip in2.72.42.93.63.74.74.33.83.44.63.53.6

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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