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Owls Head

Owls Head, seen from above at true elevation

Owls Head rises to 615 m in Maine. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Attean View Rest Area, a rest area 0.7 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33142552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
615 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.58421, -70.16534

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 20
  • Bradstreet Township S Public Reserved Land: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Enchanted Township Public Reserved Land: 8.3 mi
  • Dennistown Plantation Public Reserved Land: 11.5 mi
  • Sandwich Academy Grant Public Reserved Land: 12.0 mi
  • Johnson Mountain Public Reserved Land: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Holeb Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cold Stream Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Heald Stream Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Grand Falls: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Parks: 3
  • Little Big Wood Pond Access: 8.8 mi
  • Crocker Pond Access: 10.7 mi
  • Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Owls Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainN 351°1,094 m12.8 mi
Tumbledown MountainWSW 238°1,091 m17.5 mi
Coburn MountainSSE 167°1,055 m8.2 mi
Number Six MountainWSW 242°1,007 m13.3 mi
Spencer Bale MountainSW 234°994 m19.9 mi
Sandy Bay Mountain - Mont BélangerNW 317°944 m16.1 mi
Number Five MountainWSW 242°934 m12.2 mi
Leroy PeakWSW 240°917 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5219:4820:34
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1915:1116:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323365060656356433219
Precip in2.52.32.63.33.74.64.64.03.54.33.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackman, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222671

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