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North Brother

North Brother, seen from above at true elevation

North Brother rises to 1,235 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Brothers, a peak 0.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

North Brother is a mountain located in Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine. North Brother is flanked to the northeast by Fort Mountain, and to the southwest by South Brother; collectively the two are called "The Brothers." The south and east sides of North Brother drains into a swampy area called "The Klondike", then into Wassataquoik Stream, the East Branch of the Penobscot River, and into Penobscot Bay. The north and west sides of North Brother drain into Little Nesowadnehunk Stream, Nesowadnehunk Stream, and the West Branch of the Penobscot River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, reaches its northern terminus, on the summit of Mount Katahdin, 5 miles (8.0 km) to the southeast of The Brothers.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7054307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1235 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.95719, -68.98540
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Ledge Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Green Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Katahdin Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Ledge Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Parks: 8
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
  • Swimmin' Hole: 24.0 mi
  • Katahdin Pride Park: 24.2 mi
  • Jerry Pond Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 11.5 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of North Brother. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakSE 140°1,605 m4.8 mi
South PeakSE 139°1,603 m5.0 mi
PamolaSE 133°1,495 m5.2 mi
Chimney PeakSE 133°1,491 m5.2 mi
Hamlin PeakSE 129°1,446 m3.6 mi
Howe PeaksESE 120°1,416 m3.3 mi
South BrotherSW 221°1,208 m1.2 mi
Fort MountainENE 57°1,171 m0.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:48
June solstice04:4619:4520:31
September equinox06:2317:5618:36
December solstice07:1615:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358222401

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