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Monks Hill

Monks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Monks Hill rises to 203 m in Maine. McGaffey Mountain stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyman Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
203 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35979, -69.88227

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cobbosseecontee Lake Access: 2.8 mi
  • Fairbanks Pond: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Narrows Pond Access: 4.0 mi
  • Readfield Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Maranacook Lake Boat Access: 4.3 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 20
Attractions: 13
  • Liberty Bell: 6.1 mi
  • Dr Hubbard Office: 6.8 mi
  • Dummer House: 6.8 mi
  • Demolition Derby Pit: 15.0 mi
  • Kiddie Land: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 6
  • East Winthrop Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tyler’s Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bond Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Monks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McGaffey MountainNNW 343°360 m12.5 mi
Vienna MountainNNW 346°359 m14.0 mi
Round TopNNW 348°343 m13.3 mi
Eaton MountainNNW 336°305 m14.4 mi
John Brown MountainNNW 340°296 m13.7 mi
Fayette RidgeWNW 298°262 m12.2 mi
Pine HillWNW 302°253 m11.6 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 242°246 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:52
June solstice04:5619:4320:28
September equinox06:2718:0118:39
December solstice07:1315:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202332445564706961493827
Precip in2.62.33.23.83.34.03.23.43.94.73.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222111

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