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Peary Mountain

Peary Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Peary Mountain rises to 283 m in Maine. Pleasant Mountain stands 611 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Frost Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33143022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.95409, -70.93452

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brownfield Bridge Canoe Access: 2.6 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 3.2 mi
  • Eastman Memorial Grove: 4.5 mi
  • Bradley Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
  • Robert E. Peary Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 33
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 7.3 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 4.9 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 4.9 mi
  • South Buttress: 13.5 mi
  • Echo Roof: 13.5 mi
  • The Slabs: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Hiram Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 14.3 mi
  • Champney Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Steep Falls: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Giant Swing: 11.2 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 11.2 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 11.7 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 13.6 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 5
  • Davis Spring: 14.7 mi
  • lower falls: 16.0 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Hannes Schneider: 11.2 mi
  • Loon Mural: 13.2 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Mary's Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 13.2 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Peary Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant MountainNE611 m7.5 mi
Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald PeakNE587 m8.3 mi
Pleasant Mountain - North PeakNE580 m8.4 mi
Cragged MountainSSW535 m7.1 mi
Foss MountainSW502 m7.3 mi
Stone MountainSSE494 m3.3 mi
Stewart HillSW494 m5.8 mi
Kent HillSW491 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4620:31
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2216:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192131435564696759473625
Precip in3.42.93.64.53.74.13.93.64.04.74.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fryeburg Estrn Slopes Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573114 — Peary Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358222787

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