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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 450 m in Maine. Butters Mountain stands 683 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Keewaydin Lake Beach, a park 1.2 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States (GNIS ID = 581188)

Wikidata Q33144984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
450 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.27035, -70.81257

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Keewaydin Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
  • North Lovell Playground: 3.5 mi
  • Crooked River Park: 4.0 mi
  • Waterford Sandlot Complex: 6.3 mi
  • Mount Tire'm: 7.8 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 22
  • Kezar Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Kees Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 19
Museums: 15
Attractions: 15
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 12.8 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 13.9 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 14.6 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 15.0 mi
  • Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Gage Rice Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 11.6 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 20.4 mi
  • Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 21.9 mi
  • P6: 22.4 mi
  • P5: 22.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 15.0 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 15.9 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Butters MountainWNW 298°683 m5.8 mi
Red Rock MountainWNW 303°652 m5.0 mi
Miles KnobWNW 302°630 m4.1 mi
Albany MountainNNW 331°581 m2.4 mi
Peter MountainNW 323°575 m3.3 mi
Farwell MountainNNW 330°564 m3.7 mi
Round MountainNE 48°557 m4.6 mi
Long MountainNE 44°557 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice05:0019:4720:31
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:1715:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226847

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