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Puzzle Mountain

Puzzle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Puzzle Mountain rises to 953 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stewart Family Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
953 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.54701, -70.78813

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 52
  • Moran's Landing: 4.1 mi
  • Andover Common: 6.4 mi
  • Angevine Park: 8.8 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 9.0 mi
  • Davis Park: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Screw Auger Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.0 mi
  • The Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Kees Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Angel Falls: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
  • P10: 23.8 mi
  • P6: 23.8 mi
  • P9: 23.8 mi
  • P5: 23.8 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 3
  • Mountain fountain: 11.0 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Puzzle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainWNW 282°1,263 m8.3 mi
East PeakNW 310°1,141 m6.7 mi
Mahoosuc ArmW 276°1,128 m9.4 mi
West PeakNW 304°1,092 m6.7 mi
Baldpate MountainNW 309°1,090 m6.7 mi
Little Baldpate MountainNW 313°1,086 m6.9 mi
Fulling Mill MountainW 266°1,046 m9.4 mi
Sunday River WhitecapW 271°1,008 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5919:4820:32
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1715:1816:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 573909 — Puzzle Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223247

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