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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.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33142392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,091 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.74705, -70.76550

Named places within 25 miles

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
  • Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Students Island): 10.3 mi
Parks: 35
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Angel Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Smalls falls: 14.4 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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Old Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant MountainNNW1,150 m1.7 mi
East PeakSSW1,141 m11.4 mi
West PeakSSW1,092 m12.1 mi
Baldpate MountainSSW1,090 m11.5 mi
Jackson MountainE1,088 m12.1 mi
Little Baldpate MountainSW1,086 m11.1 mi
Bemis MountainN1,085 m3.3 mi
Little Jackson MountainE1,055 m11.3 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222591

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