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Porcupine Mountain

Porcupine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Porcupine Mountain rises to 71 m in Maine. Cooper Hill stands 217 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Venture Brook Community Forest, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. BOLD COAST SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Washington County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 573663)

Wikidata Q33144142, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
71 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.89202, -67.29911

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Dennys River Sportsman’s Club Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Patrick Lake Boating Access: 4.1 mi
  • Clark Point Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Riverside Fields Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Hardscrabble River Preserve: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Huckins Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Cony Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Mowry Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Boot Cove Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Red Beach: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 8
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bad Little Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Bad Little Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Upper Holmes Falls: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooper HillNW 309°217 m10.5 mi
Breakneck MountainNW 321°198 m14.4 mi
Pineo MountainNW 317°192 m12.2 mi
Carlisle MountainNNE 26°167 m10.7 mi
Conant HillN 350°141 m9.1 mi
Round Lake HillsW 274°135 m11.5 mi
Howard Lake MountainNNE 12°135 m14.2 mi
Birch MountainNNE 18°134 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0318:42
June solstice04:4419:3520:20
September equinox06:1717:5018:29
December solstice07:0515:0315:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532425259656559494030
Precip in4.23.24.14.53.33.92.73.24.35.14.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastport, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223122

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