Pleasant Mountain
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Pleasant Mountain rises to 611 m in Maine. Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak stands 587 m to the north-northeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasant Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Pleasant Mountain is located in Bridgton and Denmark, Maine, in the United States, and has a summit altitude of 2,006 feet. Over 2,000 acres on the east side of Pleasant Mountain is owned and managed by Loon Echo Land Trust. The Trust also maintains the 10-mile trail network on the mountain. Pleasant Mountain Ski Area is located on the north side of the mountain. The northern slope of the Pleasant Mountain is also the highest point in Cumberland County, Maine.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q16881197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 611 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY
- 14.4 mi off the White Mountain Trail, National
- 15.8 mi off the Kancamagus Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 21 mi
- Evans Notch Overlook · 21 mi
- Square. Ledge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pleasant Mountain Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Pleasant Mountain Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Pocket Swamp Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Black Brook Bog: 3.2 mi
- Saco River Floodplain: 3.9 mi
- Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Mountain - North Peak: 1.2 mi
- Evans Ledge: 2.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Lewis Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sabatis Island Picnic & Rest Area: 2.8 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.9 mi
- Woods Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
- Farragut Park: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 6.1 mi
- Lakeside Grange #63: 9.1 mi
- Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 11.2 mi
- PRIVATE sign: 14.4 mi
- Giant Swing: 14.4 mi
- Denmark Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 6.2 mi
- Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 7.6 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- Denmark Civil War Monument: 4.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 5.6 mi
- Lovewell Monument: 5.9 mi
- Stevens Monument: 7.9 mi
- Fryeburg Honor Roll: 8.1 mi
- Jockey Cap South Face: 7.0 mi
- Jockey Cap West Face: 7.0 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Hedgehog Ledge: 9.1 mi
- Echo Roof: 17.3 mi
- Naramissic Farm Bridgton Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Bridgton Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum: 7.3 mi
- Great Ossipee Museum: 10.1 mi
- Naples Historical Society Museum: 11.2 mi
- Kezar Falls: 11.8 mi
- Hiram Falls: 12.1 mi
- Diana's Baths: 17.6 mi
- Chandler Gorge: 17.8 mi
- Emerald Pool: 17.8 mi
- Mary's Garden: 5.7 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 19.9 mi
- Pollinator's Garden: 21.6 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 24.7 mi
- Davis Spring: 14.1 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 16.1 mi
- Cold Bowling Spring: 18.7 mi
- lower falls: 21.0 mi
- Cooper Spring: 24.7 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 2.8 mi
- Limington Rapids Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Loon Mural: 5.9 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 6.2 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 14.5 mi
- Hancock Beach Picnic Ground: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Pleasant Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald Peak | NNE 12° | 587.1 m | 0.9 mi |
| Pleasant Mountain - North Peak | N 0° | 579.6 m | 1.2 mi |
| Burnt Meadow Mountains, North Peak | SSW 209° | 480 m | 8.3 mi |
| Frost Mountain | SW 223° | 369 m | 7.0 mi |
| Popple Hill | N 351° | 355 m | 7.0 mi |
| Woodbury Hill | N 356° | 348 m | 6.7 mi |
| Allen Mountain | SSE 160° | 340 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Pate Mountain | SE 128° | 339 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:21 | 16:09 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223036
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