Mount Pisgah
Mount Pisgah rises to 246 m in Maine. Bear Mountain stands 357 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 100 Acre Wood, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mount Pisgah is a mountain located in the town of Winthrop, Maine. Its summit is the fifth highest in Kennebec County. A popular hiking loop, made up of the .7 mile Tower Trail and 1.3 mile Blueberry Trail, provides access to a fire tower at the top of Mount Pisgah. The tower offers a 360° view reaching from the Camden Hills in the East to New Hampshire's Mount Washington in the West.
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Wikidata Q33141601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 100 Acre Wood: 1.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Gott Pasture Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Besse Historic Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Wayne Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Morrison Heights: 2.1 mi
- Ward Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bishop Hill: 3.1 mi
- Norris Hill: 4.8 mi
- Prescott Hill: 5.0 mi
- Norcross Point Park: 2.5 mi
- Maranacook Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ladd Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
- Camp Mechuwana: 3.3 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.7 mi
- Monmouth Museum: 4.8 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Klahr Center: 11.5 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 11.6 mi
- Maine State Museum: 11.9 mi
- Children's 9/11 Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Maine Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.1 mi
- Mausoleum and Memorial of Enoch Lincoln: 12.2 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 12.4 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 12.7 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 13.1 mi
- The Atsuko Hirai Lantern and Garden: 16.3 mi
- Dummer House: 11.6 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 11.6 mi
- Liberty Bell: 11.9 mi
- Demolition Derby Pit: 21.2 mi
- Kiddie Land: 21.2 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 4.3 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 4.4 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 6.3 mi
- Town Beach: 6.6 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 11.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 11.9 mi
- Samantha Smith: 11.9 mi
- Community Celebration Mural: 12.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 12.4 mi
- Fisher Man: 13.5 mi
- The Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cooper Spring: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Mount Pisgah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | WNW 288° | 357 m | 13.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 336° | 339 m | 13.4 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WNW 295° | 334 m | 13.5 mi |
| Fayette Ridge | NNW 338° | 262 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 343° | 253 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sabattus Mountain | SSW 194° | 244 m | 11.5 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | NNW 344° | 239 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bowen Hill | N 11° | 238 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:44 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Augusta State AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573450 — Mount Pisgah, Kennebec County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358223011
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