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Morrill Ledges

Morrill Ledges, seen from above at true elevation

Morrill Ledges rises to 361 m in Maine. Mount Zircon stands 677 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittemore Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
361 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.50979, -70.43423

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 2.2 mi
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 5.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
  • Morency Park: 6.1 mi
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 5
  • Rumford Falls: 5.8 mi
  • The Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Smalls falls: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Oxford County Fairground: 22.5 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Morrill Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZirconWSW 248°677 m6.6 mi
Black MountainSSW 197°649 m5.0 mi
Speckled MountainSW 218°645 m6.1 mi
Little Mount ZirconWSW 252°583 m6.4 mi
Bean MountainWSW 242°578 m7.2 mi
Glass Face MountainW 279°573 m7.8 mi
Hemingway MountainWSW 254°571 m7.7 mi
Colonel Holman MountainENE 59°561 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5819:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 571674 — Morrill Ledges, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358222194

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