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Richs Mountain

Richs Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Richs Mountain rises to 235 m in Maine. Trask Mountain stands 527 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33145323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
235 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.42090, -70.18784

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Round Pond Access: 1.5 mi
  • Livermore Falls Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
  • Church Street Park: 4.1 mi
  • Dow Field: 4.1 mi
  • Jay Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 21
  • war memorial: 11.3 mi
  • Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 17.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 17.4 mi
  • Honor Roll Monument: 17.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 21.0 mi
Museums: 17
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 7
  • Stinchfield Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Town Beach: 11.7 mi
  • East Winthrop Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Tyler’s Pond Beach: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Liberty Bell: 21.5 mi
  • Dr Hubbard Office: 21.7 mi
  • Dummer House: 21.7 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 23.2 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • The Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Bond Brook Falls: 21.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cooper Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Trask MountainWNW 285°527 m9.1 mi
Canton MountainNW 317°472 m8.3 mi
Thorne MountainWNW 285°411 m8.0 mi
Allen HillWNW 293°390 m9.2 mi
Bear MountainSW 229°357 m5.9 mi
Hayford HillSW 232°346 m7.9 mi
Fish HillNW 312°342 m8.0 mi
Shackley HillW 266°341 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1518:53
June solstice04:5719:4520:30
September equinox06:2818:0218:40
December solstice07:1515:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415362686658463524
Precip in3.43.13.74.13.44.53.93.83.55.24.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore Falls 1 E, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223404

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