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Plumbago Mountain

Plumbago Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Plumbago Mountain rises to 813 m in Maine. East Peak stands 1,141 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Puzzle Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33143918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
813 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.53812, -70.75451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Moran's Landing: 3.8 mi
  • Andover Common: 6.8 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 7.2 mi
  • Davis Park: 8.7 mi
  • Angevine Park: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Screw Auger Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 10.4 mi
  • The Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Kees Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 17.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 12.8 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 24.4 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 14.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Plumbago Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East PeakNW 306°1,141 m8.4 mi
West PeakWNW 301°1,092 m8.5 mi
Baldpate MountainNW 305°1,090 m8.4 mi
Little Baldpate MountainNW 308°1,086 m8.6 mi
Sunday River WhitecapW 276°1,008 m7.1 mi
Slide MountainW 276°972 m8.3 mi
Black MountainSW 234°964 m9.5 mi
OzSW 234°958 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5919:4720:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223055

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