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Old Blue Mountain

Old Blue Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Blue Mountain rises to 1,091 m in Maine. Elephant Mountain stands 1,150 m to the north-northwest, 1.7 miles off. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33142392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1091 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.74705, -70.76550

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Height of Land: 7.0 mi
  • Chandler Family Woodlot: 7.3 mi
  • Pingree Conservation Easement: 7.3 mi
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Toothaker Island): 8.6 mi
  • Pingree Conservation Easement: 9.7 mi
Parks: 36
  • Andover Common: 7.7 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 14.4 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 15.1 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Smalls falls: 14.4 mi
  • The Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mountain fountain: 14.8 mi
  • King Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 14.0 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rumford Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Old Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant MountainNNW 331°1,150 m1.7 mi
East PeakSSW 213°1,141 m11.4 mi
West PeakSSW 214°1,092 m12.1 mi
Baldpate MountainSSW 214°1,090 m11.5 mi
Jackson MountainE 85°1,088 m12.1 mi
Little Baldpate MountainSW 214°1,086 m11.1 mi
Bemis MountainN 358°1,085 m3.3 mi
Little Jackson MountainE 87°1,055 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5819:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1815:1716:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222591

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