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Mount David

Mount David, seen from above at true elevation

Mount David rises to 108 m in Maine. Mount Prospect stands 280 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mount David (also known as Mount Davis, Davis Mountain, and David's Mountain) is a rocky summit in Lewiston, Maine, on the campus of Bates College. It is one of the highest points in Lewiston at 381 feet and offers views of the White Mountains including Mount Washington on a clear day.

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Wikidata Q33141425, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
108 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.10694, -70.20852

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pettingill School Park: 0.6 mi
  • Leeds Park: 0.6 mi
  • Auburn Boat Access: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions: 50
  • Oxford Casino: 11.8 mi
  • Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 13.4 mi
  • Moose: 14.1 mi
  • White-tailed Deer: 14.1 mi
  • Mountain Lion: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Bonney Park: 1.3 mi
  • Anthony Fireplace: 1.8 mi
  • Miller Fireplace: 1.8 mi
  • Wood Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Harold Libbey Memorial: 16.1 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 24
  • The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Sensation Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cooper Spring: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • First Falls: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Mount David. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectWNW 291°280 m7.9 mi
Sabattus MountainENE 68°244 m6.9 mi
Hersey HillNW 317°238 m7.6 mi
Goff LedgeWNW 297°233 m6.7 mi
Bradbury HillWNW 302°232 m8.0 mi
Greenwood MountainNW 307°232 m10.6 mi
Woodman HillWNW 282°214 m6.4 mi
Clark MountainNNE 11°208 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5819:4420:28
September equinox06:2918:0218:40
December solstice07:1415:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445665717061493827
Precip in3.33.23.54.03.24.33.53.43.74.93.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 564789 — Mount David, Androscoggin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358214102

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