Porcupine Mountain
Porcupine Mountain rises to 74 m in Maine. Carlisle Mountain stands 167 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Thayer Ledges, a peak 0.7 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 573662).
Wikidata Q33144135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 74 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 8 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thayer Ledges: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Hill: 1.3 mi
- Benny's Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Crows Nest: 2.3 mi
- Boot Head: 3.1 mi
- Red Point Island: 2.2 mi
- Old Farm Point Shorefront Park: 2.2 mi
- South Bay Narrows: 2.3 mi
- Mays Brook Cove: 2.3 mi
- Black Duck Cove Park: 3.1 mi
- Cobscook Bay Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Alan Brooks Salt Pond: 2.2 mi
- Klondike Mountain Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Mowry Beach Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Boot Head Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Boot Cove Beach: 2.9 mi
- Mowry Beach: 3.1 mi
- Raccoon Beach: 5.2 mi
- Friars Bay Beach: 5.4 mi
- Huckins Beach: 5.7 mi
- Black Head: 3.9 mi
- Estes Head: 5.5 mi
- Todd Head: 6.9 mi
- Kendall Head: 8.3 mi
- Frost Head: 10.5 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 3.3 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 6.2 mi
- Abandoned Coast Guard Life Saving Station: 18.7 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 3.5 mi
- McCurdy's Smokehouse Museum: 3.6 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 6.5 mi
- Barracks Museum: 6.5 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 9.7 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 6.5 mi
- Old Sow whirlpool: 7.7 mi
- Shipwreck: 8.2 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 3.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.6 mi
- Fisherman: 6.4 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 6.5 mi
- Nature's Grace: 6.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Mountain | NNW 329° | 167 m | 17.4 mi |
| Trimble Mountain | NNW 341° | 156 m | 20.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNW 327° | 134 m | 19.0 mi |
| Big Allan Mountain | WNW 302° | 133 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 319° | 121 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pughole Mountain | W 267° | 118 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Allan Mountain | WNW 303° | 117 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bald Ledge | NW 320° | 101 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:33 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Moncton).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223120
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