Mount Jefferson
Mount Jefferson rises to 229 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mount Jefferson is a mountain in Penobscot County in the U.S. state of Maine. It is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) south of Lee. The mountain is also known as Jefferson Mountain.
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Wikidata Q6921490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Porcupine Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Skunk Hill: 1.5 mi
- Dow Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Rollins Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cole’s Landing: 1.8 mi
- Springfield Fair: 8.1 mi
- Penobscot River Access - Winn: 9.6 mi
- Prince Thomas Park: 10.6 mi
- Marguerite Flanders Playground: 10.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 10.8 mi
- WWI Doughboy Statue: 10.8 mi
- Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Children's Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 1.8 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 18.3 mi
- Dawn Marie Beach: 24.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 12.9 mi
- Riceville: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Mount Jefferson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | SSW 194° | 442 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 288° | 380 m | 22.3 mi |
| Musquash Mountain | E 84° | 364 m | 23.7 mi |
| Duck Mountain | SSE 149° | 362 m | 14.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | ENE 75° | 338 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 287° | 333 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stetson Mountain | NE 51° | 326 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | E 80° | 317 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:40 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 568785 — Mount Jefferson, Penobscot County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358221058
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