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Rollins Mountain

Rollins Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rollins Mountain rises to 303 m in Maine. Passadumkeag Mountain stands 442 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dow Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The story

Rollins Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln, Maine in northeastern Penobscot County. It is the site of a 60 MW wind farm that was opposed by some local residents.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7361274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
303 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.38728, -68.36308

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Cole’s Landing: 3.8 mi
  • Penobscot River Access - Winn: 5.7 mi
  • Marguerite Flanders Playground: 6.9 mi
  • Prince Thomas Park: 6.9 mi
  • Robert A. MacEachern Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Rollins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Passadumkeag MountainS 179°442 m17.8 mi
Mattamiscontis MountainWNW 285°380 m17.8 mi
Duck MountainSE 142°362 m19.0 mi
Brown HillE 88°338 m15.6 mi
Little Mattamiscontis MountainWNW 283°333 m17.3 mi
Stetson MountainENE 63°326 m21.0 mi
Bowers MountainE 91°317 m16.0 mi
Gates HillE 85°309 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0718:46
June solstice04:4619:4020:26
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:1115:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151728415463696759473523
Precip in3.52.43.53.63.74.13.43.63.44.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lincoln Sanitary District/wtp, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574441 — Rollins Mountain, Penobscot County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223549

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