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Priestly Mountain

Priestly Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Priestly Mountain rises to 567 m in Maine. Norway Bluff stands 696 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Squirrel Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
567 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.54814, -69.40510

42 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Squirrel Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Grey Brook Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Harrow Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Glazier Brook Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Shepherd Brook Mountain: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Little Allagash Falls: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Priestly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norway BluffESE 113°696 m24.0 mi
Mooseleuk MountainESE 104°653 m24.6 mi
Willard MountainESE 108°652 m24.9 mi
Peaked MountainESE 103°587 m15.7 mi
Ragged MountainESE 111°578 m18.3 mi
Hudson MountainE 90°575 m17.4 mi
Poland MountainSSW 207°554 m19.1 mi
Little Ragged MountainESE 108°553 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1018:50
June solstice04:4519:4820:35
September equinox06:2517:5818:37
December solstice07:1915:0215:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81021354959646254413017
Precip in2.72.32.73.23.64.24.83.43.24.12.53.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573817 — Priestly Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223203

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