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Mosquito Mountain

Mosquito Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mosquito Mountain rises to 663 m in Maine. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgehog Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141350, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
663 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.31422, -69.86978

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 34
  • The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 4.5 mi
  • Moxie Gore Public Reserved Land: 4.8 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 6.4 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 6.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain Township Public Reserved Land: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Moxie Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Grand Falls: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Northeast Whitewater: 14.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 18.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 19.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 20.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 20.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 16.2 mi
  • Quimby Field: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Mosquito Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coburn MountainNW 311°1,055 m16.4 mi
Big Moose MountainNNE 33°967 m14.0 mi
Moxie MountainS 189°893 m7.5 mi
Johnson MountainNW 309°811 m14.0 mi
Granny CapWNW 291°806 m16.1 mi
Bald MountainSE 130°758 m6.3 mi
Shutdown MountainWNW 294°755 m17.6 mi
Pierce Pond MountainWSW 257°754 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5219:4620:32
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1715:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222225

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