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Potter Hill

Potter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potter Hill rises to 515 m in Maine. Jackson Mountain stands 1,088 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbledown Public Reserved Land, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33144265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.74256, -70.47784

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Tumbledown Public Reserved Land: 1.5 mi
  • Township 6 Conservation Easement: 4.4 mi
  • Hedgehog Hill Conservation Easement: 4.8 mi
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
  • Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 7.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • Park by the Bridge: 8.9 mi
  • Phillips Town Park: 8.9 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 10.0 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Smalls falls: 8.2 mi
  • The Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 14.3 mi
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 15.5 mi
  • Leaf Sculpture: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 18.2 mi
  • King Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Light of the World Cross: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 8.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Potter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson MountainWNW 303°1,088 m2.5 mi
Little Jackson MountainWNW 286°1,055 m3.0 mi
Mount BlueE 98°973 m6.7 mi
Tumbledown MountainW 279°939 m3.5 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakW 275°935 m3.8 mi
Tumbledown East PeakW 276°921 m3.5 mi
Piper MountainNW 313°896 m10.1 mi
Blueberry MountainN 356°881 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5719:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1715:1616:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573725 — Potter Hill, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223158

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