Poplar Mountain
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
- 2.1 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 10.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 20.1 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 21 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Poplar Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Clay Brook Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Ira Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Howard Hill: 3.0 mi
- Witham Mountain: 3.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 18.4 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 18.9 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 20.3 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 5.9 mi
- Smalls Falls: 22.6 mi
- Parsons School: 11.6 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 21.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Riverside Beach: 3.0 mi
- Flagstaff: 7.4 mi
- Spring water: 12.4 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 21.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,319 m | 7.9 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | W 264° | 1,279 m | 11.1 mi |
| Avery Peak | NW 315° | 1,234 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Abraham | SW 233° | 1,230 m | 10.4 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | W 260° | 1,228 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | NW 312° | 1,227 m | 8.5 mi |
| West Peak | NW 312° | 1,222 m | 8.6 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,219 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:54 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:01 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223109
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