Peak · Maine
Mount Giles
Mount Giles rises to 166 m in Maine. Owls Head stands 422 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Grove Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33141465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 166 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.15341, -70.22589
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dillingham Hill: 2.2 mi
- Marstons Hill: 2.8 mi
- Poplar Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount David: 3.3 mi
- Thorncrag Hill: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Lake Grove Park: 0.6 mi
- Auburn Tot Lot: 1.1 mi
- Lakeview Fields: 2.1 mi
- Mount Auburn Cemetery: 2.4 mi
- Whitholm Farm Cupola: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- David Rancourt River Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Pope Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Thorncrag NatureSanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Garcelon Bog Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 48
- Oxford Casino: 11.2 mi
- Oxford County Fairground: 15.3 mi
- Pineland Farms Corn Maize: 16.5 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 16.6 mi
- Moose: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Wood Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Anthony Fireplace: 3.8 mi
- Miller Fireplace: 3.8 mi
- Bonney Park: 4.2 mi
- Korea & Vietnam Honor Roll: 15.1 mi
Museums: 26
- Bates College Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Androscoggin County Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Auburn Fire Department Museum: 5.1 mi
- Herbon Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Poland Historical Society: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 21
- Whitney Street Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 3.4 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 15.1 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 17
- Lower Range Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
- Tripp Lake Beach: 12.8 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 13.8 mi
- Hancock Beach: 15.5 mi
- Otisfield Town Beach: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 14
- Frog Rock: 19.8 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 20.9 mi
- Holy Trinty: 21.0 mi
- Joshua L. Chamberlain: 21.3 mi
- Labyrinth in the Woods: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pismire Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Berry Ledge: 20.9 mi
- Shaw Ledge: 21.6 mi
- The Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Shagg Crag: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cooper Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- First Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Mount Giles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Head | NW 311° | 422 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Marie | WNW 296° | 378 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stone Hill | NW 306° | 361 m | 10.6 mi |
| Number 4 Hill | WNW 300° | 346 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ben Barrows Hill | WNW 301° | 341 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Prospect | W 266° | 280 m | 6.5 mi |
| Teague Hill | NNW 336° | 249 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | E 95° | 244 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:18 | 16:06 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewiston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358219987
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