Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain rises to 500 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 500 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Nesuntabunt Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Wadleigh Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Female Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bean Hole Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 4.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 4.9 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 5.4 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 5.5 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 0.8 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 8.1 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 12.5 mi
- Big Spencer Ecological Reserve: 15.5 mi
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 19.8 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 20.9 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 21.6 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 21.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 22.0 mi
- Baxter State Park: 14.3 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 22.0 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 22.3 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 22.5 mi
- The Gateway: 9.6 mi
- Table Land: 10.8 mi
- Windey Pitch: 13.3 mi
- Snub Pitch: 17.1 mi
- The Jaws: 24.7 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 8.0 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 20.5 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 21.9 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 8.5 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 11.9 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 10.3 mi
- Caribou Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 10.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Rainbow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | NE 53° | 1,605 m | 11.1 mi |
| South Peak | NE 55° | 1,603 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pamola | NE 55° | 1,495 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NE 55° | 1,491 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | NE 47° | 1,446 m | 11.8 mi |
| Howe Peaks | NE 45° | 1,416 m | 12.3 mi |
| North Brother | NNE 30° | 1,235 m | 11.8 mi |
| South Brother | NNE 28° | 1,208 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:05 | 15:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223287
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