Pillsbury Mountain
Pillsbury Mountain rises to 496 m in Maine. Peak of the Ridges stands 982 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Snowshoe Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33143572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 496 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Snowshoe Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Line Pond Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Haymock Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Reed Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Allen Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Big Reed Forest Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway: 13.2 mi
- Otter Pond Public Reserved Land: 17.1 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 18.7 mi
- Gero Island Public Reserved Land: 22.3 mi
- Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- SFMA Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Grand Pitch: 13.4 mi
- Little Allagash Falls: 15.3 mi
- South Branch Falls: 18.7 mi
- Green Falls: 24.3 mi
- Norway Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Owls Head: 20.0 mi
- Snub Pitch: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Lake Tramway Drive Station: 12.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Pillsbury Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak of the Ridges | SE 146° | 982 m | 22.4 mi |
| North Traveler Mountain | SE 142° | 958 m | 21.3 mi |
| South Branch Mountain | SSE 149° | 800 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Cat Mountain | SSE 150° | 771 m | 20.8 mi |
| Strickland Mountain | S 169° | 732 m | 21.2 mi |
| Norway Bluff | ENE 62° | 696 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 139° | 665 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lord Mountain | SSE 161° | 661 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:46 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:02 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 8 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton Lake, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358222923
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