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Mount Veto

Mount Veto, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Veto rises to 826 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Bosom, a peak 1.1 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
826 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.94987, -69.08742

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
  • Ledge Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Little Niagara Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Big Niagara Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Katahdin Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Nesowadnehunk Falls: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 8.2 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 22.8 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 14.3 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 14.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Mount Veto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakESE 111°1,605 m8.6 mi
South PeakESE 112°1,603 m8.8 mi
PamolaESE 109°1,495 m9.2 mi
Chimney PeakESE 109°1,491 m9.2 mi
Hamlin PeakESE 103°1,446 m7.9 mi
Howe PeaksE 98°1,416 m7.9 mi
North BrotherE 84°1,235 m4.9 mi
South BrotherE 95°1,208 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:49
June solstice04:4619:4520:31
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1615:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 577716 — Mount Veto, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358225402

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