Rollins Mountain
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.
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Wikidata Q7361274, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 303 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dow Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bagley Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 4.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Skunk Hill: 5.8 mi
- 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
- Civil War Monument: 7.0 mi
- WWI Doughboy Statue: 7.1 mi
- Lincoln Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Children's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 22.7 mi
- Cole's Landing Beach: 3.8 mi
- Big Sand Beach: 22.9 mi
- Grand Falls: 15.7 mi
- Riceville: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Rollins Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passadumkeag Mountain | S 179° | 442 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 285° | 380 m | 17.8 mi |
| Duck Mountain | SE 142° | 362 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brown Hill | E 88° | 338 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Mattamiscontis Mountain | WNW 283° | 333 m | 17.3 mi |
| Stetson Mountain | ENE 63° | 326 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | E 91° | 317 m | 16.0 mi |
| Gates Hill | E 85° | 309 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:07 | 18:46 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:40 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:54 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
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 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
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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