Picket Mountain
Picket Mountain rises to 249 m in Maine. Wiggin Mountain stands 394 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Knox Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33143368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 27.1 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Shapleigh Fields: 3.6 mi
- Sokokis Lake Public Boat Access: 5.4 mi
- Limerick Ballfield: 5.6 mi
- Outlet Park: 6.2 mi
- Square Pond Water Access: 6.2 mi
- Knox Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Zekes Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mann Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Ross Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Poulin Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Waterboro Barrens Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Hansen Pond Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Shapleigh Woods Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Shapleigh Town Forest: 4.9 mi
- Newfield Public Beach: 2.3 mi
- Limerick Municipal Beach: 5.4 mi
- LAC private Beach 5: 5.5 mi
- LAC private Beach 3: 6.0 mi
- BLPOA Beach: 6.8 mi
- Jayden's Journey Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Belleau Lake Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Cellar Hole: 7.1 mi
- George Meserve Homestead 1810: 9.3 mi
- Stone wall livestock pen: 9.4 mi
- Alfred Shaker Museum: 11.5 mi
- Sanford-Springvale Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Alfred Village Museum: 12.9 mi
- Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 13.2 mi
- New Hampshire farm Museum: 13.8 mi
- Steep Falls: 14.3 mi
- Hiram Falls: 15.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Falls of Song: 24.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.1 mi
- Willowbrook Museum Village: 1.3 mi
- Rock Tripe Boulder: 7.5 mi
- Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 18.5 mi
- PRIVATE sign: 24.4 mi
- Lucknow Mansion: 24.4 mi
- Fairy Village: 13.2 mi
- Wire Globe: 20.4 mi
- Athlete Sculptures: 20.4 mi
- Tractor: 23.1 mi
- Sanford Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Pollinator's Garden: 22.5 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 13.9 mi
- Davis Spring: 17.4 mi
- Fryes Leap: 22.3 mi
- Slackcrack: 22.6 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Picket Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggin Mountain | NW 310° | 394 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hosac Mountain | NNE 24° | 393 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawyer Mountain | NNE 33° | 370 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pocket Mountain | WNW 291° | 361 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pease Mountain | NNE 16° | 354 m | 8.9 mi |
| Province Mountain | WNW 290° | 348 m | 6.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 262° | 339 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 337° | 338 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 19:45 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:23 | 16:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollis, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358222886
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