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Mount Kineo

Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
Mount Kineo, a peak in MaineSusan Popielaski · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
Susan Popielaski · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
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Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
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Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
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Mount Kineo, a peak in Maine
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Mount Kineo rises to 544 m in Maine. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pebble Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Kineo is a prominent geological feature located on a 1,150-acre (470 ha) peninsula that extends from the easterly shore of Moosehead Lake in the northern forest of Maine. With 700-foot (210 m) cliffs rising straight up from the water, it is the central feature of Mount Kineo State Park, a protected area of 800 acres (320 ha) managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8519299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
544 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.69977, -69.73380
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 20
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cold Stream Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Indian Stream Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Stair Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Billings Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Vaughn Stream Falls: 24.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 11.0 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 12.7 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 13.9 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • Attean View Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 0.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Mount Kineo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainWNW 282°1,094 m23.2 mi
Baker MountainESE 118°1,063 m18.7 mi
Big Spencer MountainENE 69°980 m15.0 mi
Big Moose MountainS 176°967 m14.9 mi
West PeakESE 117°965 m23.7 mi
Lily Bay MountainESE 117°963 m16.2 mi
Little Spencer MountainENE 67°912 m10.5 mi
Number Four MountainESE 111°851 m16.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4720:33
September equinox06:2717:5918:39
December solstice07:1815:0815:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656456443220
Precip in2.72.42.93.63.74.74.33.83.44.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brassua DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358221205

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