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Poplar Mountain

Poplar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Poplar Mountain rises to 809 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Poplar Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144069, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
809 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.06453, -70.15712

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 53
  • Highland Plantation West Public Reserved Land: 2.0 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 3.0 mi
  • Highland Plantation Double Public Reserved Land: 3.5 mi
  • Shiloh Pond Community Forest: 4.4 mi
  • Highland Plantation SE Public Reserved Land: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Flagstaff Ledge House: 5.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 7.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 8.3 mi
  • Lexington Historical Society: 8.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 8.9 mi
Parks: 29
  • Kingfield Town Park: 7.5 mi
  • Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 8.8 mi
  • New Portland Lions Fair: 12.2 mi
  • Carrabassett River Access: 12.7 mi
  • Quimby Field: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Houston Brook Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Long Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Grand Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Austinm Stream Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Smalls falls: 22.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring water: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Poplar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 254°1,319 m7.9 mi
Crocker MountainW 264°1,279 m11.1 mi
Avery PeakNW 315°1,234 m8.1 mi
Mount AbrahamSW 233°1,230 m10.4 mi
South Crocker MountainW 260°1,228 m10.9 mi
Mount BigelowNW 312°1,227 m8.5 mi
West PeakNW 312°1,222 m8.6 mi
Spaulding MountainWSW 244°1,219 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1418:53
June solstice04:5419:4720:32
September equinox06:2818:0118:40
December solstice07:1715:1316:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141624385161666457453321
Precip in2.82.43.03.83.64.54.03.63.24.63.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223109

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