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Mount Zircon

Mount Zircon, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Zircon rises to 677 m in Maine. Spruce Mountain stands 732 m to the south-southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mount Zircon, a peak 0.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
677 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.47423, -70.55840

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Water Supply Land: 1.2 mi
  • Water Supply Land: 1.7 mi
  • Little Concord Pond State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Glassface Mountain Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Mystery Mountain: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 2.0 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 2.1 mi
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 2.9 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 3.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rumford Falls: 4.5 mi
  • The Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Kees Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 15.5 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 18.0 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Oxford County Fairground: 19.6 mi
  • Moose Cave: 20.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Zircon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainSSW 196°732 m4.8 mi
Black MountainNNW 333°715 m8.5 mi
Whitecap MountainNW 323°655 m8.4 mi
South Twin MountainNNW 343°655 m9.4 mi
Black MountainESE 117°649 m5.2 mi
Speckled MountainSE 135°645 m3.3 mi
Chamberlain MountainSW 223°629 m4.3 mi
Mollyockett MountainS 171°611 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5819:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1615:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225949

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