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Moxie Mountain

Moxie Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Moxie Mountain rises to 893 m in Maine. Poplar Mountain stands 809 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Nubble, a peak 1.8 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.4 miles off.

About

The story

Moxie Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine. Moxie Mountain stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The northeast side of Moxie Mtn. drains into Big and Little Dimmick Ponds, then into Baker Pond, Moxie Pond, Moxie Stream, and into the Kennebec River. The north side of Moxie drains into Pleasant Pond, then into Pleasant Pond Stream, and into the Kennebec River. The west side of Moxie drains into Robinson Pond Outlet, then into Pleasant Pond Stream. The south side of Moxie drains into Heald Stream, then into Austin Stream and the Kennebec River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs a few miles north of Moxie, across the summit of Pleasant Pond Mountain.

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Wikidata Q8524724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
893 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.20667, -69.89389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 41
  • Carratunk E Public Reserved Land: 3.2 mi
  • Carratunk S Public Reserved Land: 3.6 mi
  • Carratunk N Public Reserved Land: 4.3 mi
  • The Forks Plantation S Public Reserved Land: 5.1 mi
  • Pierce Pond Watershed: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 14.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 15.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 16.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 17.5 mi
  • Lexington Historical Society: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Houston Brook Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Grand Falls: 17.1 mi
Parks: 9
  • Quimby Field: 10.5 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Doe Pond Access: 17.7 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 20.4 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 21.1 mi
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Moxie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poplar MountainSW 233°809 m16.2 mi
Stewart MountainWSW 239°773 m12.8 mi
Bald MountainENE 61°758 m6.9 mi
Pierce Pond MountainWNW 292°754 m12.0 mi
Pleasant Pond MountainN 359°746 m4.5 mi
Basin MountainWNW 291°716 m14.7 mi
Middle MountainN 2°683 m4.0 mi
Blanchard MountainW 275°682 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1318:52
June solstice04:5319:4620:31
September equinox06:2718:0018:39
December solstice07:1615:1116:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222295

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