Porcupine Mountain
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
- 3.8 mi off the Bold Coast Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Woodcock Habitat · 7 mi
- Reynolds Marsh Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Hill: 1.9 mi
- King David Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hobart Meadow Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Conner Hill: 3.9 mi
- Little Allan Mountain: 4.3 mi
- 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
- Venture Brook Community Forest: 1.0 mi
- Great Works Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Number 14 Twp S Public Reserved Land: 2.9 mi
- Number 14 Twp N Public Reserved Land: 4.4 mi
- Public Reserved Land: 4.5 mi
- 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
- Black Head: 11.9 mi
- The Rim: 12.9 mi
- Frost Head: 13.1 mi
- Kendall Head: 14.4 mi
- Estes Head: 14.8 mi
- Waponahki Museum: 13.1 mi
- Gates House Museum: 14.2 mi
- Mustard Mill Museum: 14.9 mi
- Barracks Museum: 15.1 mi
- Robert S. Peacock Fire Museum: 15.4 mi
- Shipwreck: 8.1 mi
- Burnham Tavern Museum: 14.6 mi
- Eastport Arts Center: 15.3 mi
- Boynton Street Historic District: 15.3 mi
- Eastport Historic District: 15.4 mi
- Lubec Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Lost Fishermen's Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Ramp of Ferry to Deer Island: 16.7 mi
- Easternmost Point in the U. S. A.: 17.9 mi
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Nature's Grace: 15.4 mi
- Fisherman: 15.4 mi
- Nerida, Eastport Mermaid: 15.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 15.5 mi
- Beyond the Horizon: 15.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Little Lake Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Esey Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Bad Little Falls: 14.6 mi
- Upper Holmes Falls: 19.7 mi
- Crawford Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Pikewoods Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Hill | NW 309° | 217 m | 10.5 mi |
| Breakneck Mountain | NW 321° | 198 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pineo Mountain | NW 317° | 192 m | 12.2 mi |
| Carlisle Mountain | NNE 26° | 167 m | 10.7 mi |
| Conant Hill | N 350° | 141 m | 9.1 mi |
| Round Lake Hills | W 274° | 135 m | 11.5 mi |
| Howard Lake Mountain | NNE 12° | 135 m | 14.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNE 18° | 134 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:35 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:50 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:03 | 15:51 |
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 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223122
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