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Potato Nubble

Potato Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Nubble rises to 893 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horn, a peak 2.0 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
893 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.97811, -70.50007

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • Light of the World Cross: 8.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 11.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 12.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 13.1 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 13.4 mi
Parks: 25
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 6.4 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 7.0 mi
  • Rangeley Town Park: 7.2 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 7.2 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Smalls falls: 8.3 mi
  • Angel Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Long Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Sarampus Falls: 22.9 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 3.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Potato Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainENE 68°1,319 m9.9 mi
Crocker MountainNE 50°1,279 m7.5 mi
Saddleback MountainS 184°1,231 m2.9 mi
Mount AbrahamE 92°1,230 m8.5 mi
South Crocker MountainENE 56°1,228 m7.2 mi
Mount BigelowNE 42°1,227 m15.6 mi
West PeakNE 42°1,222 m15.6 mi
Spaulding MountainENE 78°1,219 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5619:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1815:1516:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573716 — Potato Nubble, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223152

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