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Norcross Mountain

Norcross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Norcross Mountain rises to 481 m in Maine. Baker Mountain stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access, a park 1.1 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
481 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.82459, -69.61937

79 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Nature reserves: 17
Parks: 3
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 1.1 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 3.1 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norcross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baker MountainSSE 148°1,063 m20.6 mi
Big Spencer MountainESE 112°980 m9.2 mi
Big Moose MountainS 191°967 m23.9 mi
West PeakSE 141°965 m24.8 mi
Lily Bay MountainSSE 151°963 m18.4 mi
Little Spencer MountainSE 137°912 m6.2 mi
Number Four MountainSE 145°851 m17.8 mi
Gulf Hagas MountainSE 144°814 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:4919:4720:33
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1815:0715:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656456443220
Precip in2.72.42.93.63.74.74.33.83.44.63.53.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 572227 — Norcross Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358222390

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