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Porcupine Mountain

Porcupine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Porcupine Mountain rises to 190 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33144122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
190 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.33201, -68.27141
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
  • Cole’s Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Springfield Fair: 8.4 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 11.1 mi
  • Prince Thomas Park: 11.3 mi
  • Robert A. MacEachern Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Historic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grand Falls: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Porcupine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Passadumkeag MountainSSW 197°442 m14.6 mi
Duck MountainSSE 148°362 m13.3 mi
Brown HillENE 68°338 m11.9 mi
Sabao MountainSSE 151°335 m22.6 mi
Little Mattamiscontis MountainWNW 290°333 m22.7 mi
Stetson MountainNE 47°326 m19.6 mi
Bowers MountainENE 73°317 m12.1 mi
Gates HillENE 64°309 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:46
June solstice04:4619:4020:25
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:1015:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151728415463696759473523
Precip in3.52.43.53.63.74.13.43.63.44.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223126

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