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Potter Hill

Potter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potter Hill rises to 268 m in Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands 784 m to the northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Masterman Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
268 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.59312, -70.42895

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 5.1 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 6.5 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 6.6 mi
  • Pennacook Area Community Trails: 6.9 mi
Parks
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 5.9 mi
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 6.4 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 6.6 mi
  • Morency Park: 6.6 mi
  • Chisholm Park: 6.7 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Smalls falls: 18.8 mi
  • Angel Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 24.0 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 18.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Potter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainNE 56°784 m4.2 mi
Spruce MountainNW 320°771 m6.8 mi
Bald MountainNE 46°717 m5.4 mi
South Twin MountainW 275°655 m9.1 mi
Kinneys HeadNE 42°639 m7.3 mi
Gleason MountainNE 40°633 m8.0 mi
Roxbury MountainWNW 304°596 m6.0 mi
Colonel Holman MountainSE 135°561 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5719:4620:31
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1615:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223156

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