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Old Bluff

Old Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Old Bluff rises to 389 m in Maine. Mount Blue stands 973 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Varnum Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33142399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.63895, -70.28006

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Foothills Land Conservancy: 2.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 3.7 mi
  • Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 5.3 mi
  • Village Woods: 6.8 mi
  • Flint Woods: 7.0 mi
Parks
  • Kineowatha Park: 3.9 mi
  • Bass Park: 4.3 mi
  • Bishop Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Village View Park: 4.8 mi
  • Walton's Mill Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 6.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • war memorial: 17.3 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • The Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Smalls falls: 19.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Rome Town Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Town Beach: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 3
  • UMF Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 18.2 mi
  • Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Old Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BlueNNW 334°973 m6.9 mi
Saddleback MountainWSW 258°784 m3.9 mi
Spruce MountainNNW 346°784 m6.9 mi
Hurricane MountainNNW 327°755 m9.1 mi
Bald MountainW 279°717 m3.5 mi
Day MountainN 9°641 m8.5 mi
Kinneys HeadNW 312°639 m3.3 mi
Gleason MountainNW 324°633 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0218:41
December solstice07:1615:1616:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828415362676558463524
Precip in3.53.14.04.33.95.14.04.13.55.24.44.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222593

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