Mount Agamenticus
Mount Agamenticus rises to 210 m in Maine. Second Hill stands 167 m to the northeast, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is York Water District Lands, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mount Agamenticus is a 692 ft (211 m) high monadnock in the town of York, Maine. The area surrounding the summit is a park reservation which provides habitat for wildlife and a venue for recreation. The greater Agamenticus region covers nearly 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) in the southern Maine towns of Eliot, Ogunquit, South Berwick, Wells and York.
Though under 700 ft (210 m) high, Mount Agamenticus was historically a noted landmark for sailors. Mount Agamenticus is also affectionately known by older locals as "Big A," the nickname of a ski slope that once operated on its northeast flank, remnants of which can be seen both near the summit and along the trails. A memorial cairn to Mi'kmaq chief St. Aspinquid, who allegedly converted to Christianity, is located near the summit.
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Wikidata Q4691173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- York Water District Lands: 0.4 mi
- Mount Agamenticus Conservation Region: 1.2 mi
- York Water District Lands: 1.8 mi
- Kittery Water District Lands: 2.2 mi
- Kenyon Hill Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Second Hill: 0.7 mi
- Horse Hills: 0.9 mi
- Third Hill: 1.4 mi
- Norman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Horse Hills: 1.6 mi
- Agamenticus Fields: 4.3 mi
- Bog Road Fields and Benjamin Park Playground: 4.5 mi
- South Berwick Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- York Beach Ballfield and Park: 5.3 mi
- Ellis Park: 5.4 mi
- Roundhouse: 5.0 mi
- Grave of William Pepperrell: 9.6 mi
- Fort McClary Blockhouse: 9.8 mi
- Abandoned pier: 9.8 mi
- Rifleman's House: 9.8 mi
- Ogunquit Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
- Ogunquit Museum of American Art: 5.2 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum: 5.8 mi
- Emerson-Wilcox House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Old Gaol Museum: 5.9 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 5.0 mi
- Ogunquit Beach: 5.3 mi
- Little Beach: 5.3 mi
- Short Sands Beach: 5.4 mi
- Cape Neddick Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sherwood Cairn Garden: 9.7 mi
- Snake Eyes: 9.8 mi
- Big Easy Chair: 9.9 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 10.5 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 10.5 mi
- South Berwick Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Somersworth Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Presscott Park Formal Garden: 10.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Victory Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Spring Hill: 4.4 mi
- Take Flight: 6.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 10.5 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 10.6 mi
- Orris Falls: 3.7 mi
- Hayes Falls: 10.8 mi
- Kimballs Falls: 11.0 mi
- Gonic Trails Falls: 14.5 mi
- Second Falls: 15.2 mi
- York Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Dover Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Bald Head Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.9 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 9.9 mi
- Fort McClary Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Birthday Bay: 13.7 mi
- SERCs A & B Greenspace: 13.8 mi
- Front Pavilion: 16.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 16.2 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 10.5 mi
- Oil House: 10.5 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 10.5 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 15.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 21.5 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Agamenticus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Hill | NE 39° | 167 m | 0.7 mi |
| Third Hill | NE 51° | 159 m | 1.4 mi |
| Diamond Hill | NW 317° | 148 m | 9.4 mi |
| Horse Hills | SSW 208° | 118 m | 0.9 mi |
| Welch Hill | N 350° | 108 m | 4.6 mi |
| Third Hill | SW 233° | 104 m | 5.6 mi |
| Norman Hill | NNW 327° | 103 m | 1.4 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNW 345° | 102 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:24 | 16:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cape Neddick, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 561108 — Mount Agamenticus, York County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358210937
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