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Peaked Hill

Peaked Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Peaked Hill rises to 560 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Briggs Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33142918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
560 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.03839, -70.02590

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 57
  • Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 1.8 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Plantation Public Reserved Land: 3.2 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 3.4 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
  • Highland Plantation East Public Reserved Land: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Lexington Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 10.6 mi
  • Embden Petroglyphs (Indian Rock): 10.7 mi
  • rope swing: 11.4 mi
  • clay slides: 12.1 mi
Parks: 34
  • Quimby Field: 7.2 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 8.5 mi
  • Kingfield Town Park: 8.6 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 9.4 mi
  • Embden Pond Boat Access: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Houston Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Long Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Moxie Falls: 22.8 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Parsons School: 9.6 mi
  • Strong Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • Skowhegan Indian Sculpture: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Peaked Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainW 268°1,319 m14.0 mi
Avery PeakWNW 302°1,234 m14.3 mi
Mount BigelowWNW 300°1,227 m14.8 mi
Burnt HillW 269°1,099 m12.5 mi
Little Bigelow MountainNW 305°912 m12.0 mi
Moxie MountainNNE 29°893 m13.3 mi
Owls HeadW 265°890 m10.9 mi
Black NubbleWSW 256°853 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1418:53
June solstice04:5419:4620:31
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1615:1316:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358222765

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