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Rattlesnake Mountain

Rattlesnake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 358 m in Maine. Green Mountain stands 566 m to the southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Brook, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States (GNIS ID = 574050)

Wikidata Q33144958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
358 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.85889, -70.92315

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Fox Brook: 0.4 mi
  • Norm Nelson Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Heron's Haven & Blueberry Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Devil's Den: 1.1 mi
  • Great Porter Heath: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 4.8 mi
  • Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds: 4.9 mi
  • Mt Cutler Park: 5.7 mi
  • Merrill Park: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 43
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Conway Lake Public Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Thusis Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Eidelweiss Beach: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 9.6 mi
  • Madison Boulder: 13.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 14.6 mi
  • Giant Swing: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 19
  • Jockey Cap South Face: 11.4 mi
  • Jockey Cap West Face: 11.5 mi
  • Eagle Ledge: 16.8 mi
  • Nickerson Ledge: 17.1 mi
  • Woodchuck Ledge: 17.4 mi
Museums: 17
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hiram Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Steep Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 19.2 mi
  • Champney Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Pitcher Falls: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Davis Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 14.1 mi
  • lower falls: 19.3 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Hannes Schneider: 16.5 mi
  • Loon Mural: 17.2 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 17.4 mi
  • Frog Rock: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mary's Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 17.2 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSW 222°566 m8.5 mi
Hanson TopSW 224°550 m8.8 mi
Cragged MountainW 277°535 m4.4 mi
Foss MountainWNW 283°502 m5.7 mi
Stone MountainNNE 11°494 m3.6 mi
Stewart HillWNW 297°494 m5.0 mi
Bill Merrill MountainE 94°491 m3.4 mi
Kent HillWNW 294°491 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0219:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1615:2216:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425462676658463625
Precip in3.33.34.14.53.84.44.13.84.15.44.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Hiram, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574050 — Rattlesnake Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223335

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