Ragged Mountain
Ragged Mountain rises to 578 m in Maine. Norway Bluff stands 696 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Ragged Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 573969)
Wikidata Q33144786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
75 named places within 25 miles
- Little Ragged Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mule Brook Mountains: 3.9 mi
- Elbow Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Reed Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Big Reed Forest Reserve: 6.5 mi
- Allagash Wilderness Waterway: 12.9 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 20.3 mi
- Otter Pond Public Reserved Land: 22.8 mi
- Oxbow Plantation Public Reserved Land: 23.2 mi
- Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- SFMA Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Grand Pitch: 17.8 mi
- Little Allagash Falls: 21.1 mi
- South Branch Falls: 23.9 mi
- Norway Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Owls Head: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Lake Tramway Drive Station: 18.4 mi
- Moosehorn creek campsite: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ragged Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway Bluff | ESE 117° | 696 m | 5.8 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | NE 54° | 674 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mooseleuk Mountain | E 84° | 653 m | 6.9 mi |
| Willard Mountain | E 99° | 652 m | 6.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 51° | 652 m | 15.6 mi |
| Barrell Ridge | SSE 158° | 634 m | 25.0 mi |
| Peaked Mountain | NNW 331° | 587 m | 3.5 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NE 52° | 577 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:46 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:56 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:01 | 15:52 |
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, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223284
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