Priestly Mountain
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
42 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway: 6.1 mi
- Otter Pond Public Reserved Land: 16.2 mi
- Big Reed Forest Reserve: 21.7 mi
- Little Allagash Falls: 15.5 mi
- Eagle Lake Tramway Drive Station: 16.1 mi
- Norway Bluff: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Bluff | ESE 113° | 696 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mooseleuk Mountain | ESE 104° | 653 m | 24.6 mi |
| Willard Mountain | ESE 108° | 652 m | 24.9 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | ESE 103° | 587 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | ESE 111° | 578 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hudson Mountain | E 90° | 575 m | 17.4 mi |
| Poland Mountain | SSW 207° | 554 m | 19.1 mi |
| Little Ragged Mountain | ESE 108° | 553 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:10 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:48 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:02 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 8 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 41 | 30 | 17 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
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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