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Mount Misery

Mount Misery, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Misery rises to 177 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 905 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladd Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33141555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.28477, -69.10782

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Davis Field: 5.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.2 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Greeley's Landing: 6.9 mi
  • Harris Field: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cowyard Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Big Wilson Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Slugundy Lower Falls: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Monument Square: 9.2 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 19.9 mi
  • Children's Memorial: 22.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Mount Misery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainN 355°905 m15.6 mi
Barren MountainNW 305°742 m15.6 mi
Fourth MountainNW 315°714 m14.5 mi
Columbus MountainNW 326°707 m13.8 mi
Chairback MountainNNW 329°667.5 m13.9 mi
Third MountainNW 320°610 m14.3 mi
Borestone Mountain East PeakWNW 294°604 m15.7 mi
Benson MountainNW 306°559 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4320:29
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1315:0815:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222092

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