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Old Turk Mountain

Old Turk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Old Turk Mountain rises to 735 m in Maine. Elephant Mountain stands 1,150 m to the west-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coos Canyon Rest Area, a rest area 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33142441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71006, -70.65424

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 54
  • Andover Common: 7.0 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 10.3 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 12.1 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 5.7 mi
  • The Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Smalls falls: 12.3 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 18.2 mi
  • King Spring: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 13.4 mi
  • Moose Cave: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 12.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Old Turk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant MountainWNW 303°1,150 m7.4 mi
Old Blue MountainWNW 295°1,091 m6.0 mi
Jackson MountainENE 61°1,088 m7.5 mi
Bemis MountainNW 316°1,085 m8.1 mi
Little Jackson MountainENE 62°1,055 m6.6 mi
Beaver MountainN 4°955 m11.9 mi
Tumbledown MountainENE 62°939 m5.9 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakENE 62°935 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5819:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222615

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