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Mount Dorcas

Mount Dorcas, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Dorcas rises to 55 m in Maine. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Point Preserve, a park 1.2 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
55 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.90296, -67.19224

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
  • Clark Point Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Hardscrabble River Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Dennys River Sportsman’s Club Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Riverside Fields Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Birch Islands Preserve: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Huckins Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Cony Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Mowry Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Red Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bad Little Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Mount Dorcas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle MountainN 357°167 m8.8 mi
Trimble MountainN 8°156 m13.1 mi
Conant HillNW 321°141 m10.6 mi
Howard Lake MountainN 351°135 m13.3 mi
Birch MountainN 349°134 m10.0 mi
Big Allan MountainWNW 298°133 m7.9 mi
Green HillNW 312°123 m13.3 mi
Mount TomNNW 337°121 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0318:41
June solstice04:4319:3420:19
September equinox06:1617:5018:28
December solstice07:0415:0215:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358214409

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