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Ross Mountain

Ross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ross Mountain rises to 184 m in Maine. Clark Mountain stands 404 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterboro Barrens Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Branch River Valley Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33145876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.60675, -70.81679

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Waterboro Barrens Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Shapleigh Woods Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Poulin Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Carpenter Estates: 3.4 mi
  • Goose Pond Overlook: 3.7 mi
Parks
  • Shapleigh Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Outlet Park: 4.9 mi
  • Square Pond Water Access: 5.5 mi
  • Friendship Park: 6.0 mi
  • Sokokis Lake Public Boat Access: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Newfield Public Beach: 4.7 mi
  • LAC private Beach 5: 5.2 mi
  • LAC private Beach 3: 5.3 mi
  • Limerick Municipal Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Great East Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
Museums: 26
  • Alfred Shaker Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Sanford-Springvale Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Alfred Village Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Heritage Park Railroad Museum: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 6
  • Willowbrook Museum Village: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 10.2 mi
  • Mount Washington Boat Terminal: 19.9 mi
  • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm: 22.9 mi
  • Spring Hill: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Fairy Village: 11.0 mi
  • Wire Globe: 19.2 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 19.2 mi
  • Tractor: 21.9 mi
  • Our Forebearers of the Coast: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Steep Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 21.0 mi
  • Orris Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Davis Spring: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 11.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Ross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainN 9°404 m10.5 mi
Wiggin MountainNW 313°394 m8.8 mi
Hosac MountainN 10°393 m10.1 mi
Sawyer MountainNNE 18°370 m10.0 mi
Pease MountainN 4°354 m10.6 mi
Province MountainWNW 298°348 m9.1 mi
Cedar MountainNNW 332°338 m9.6 mi
Dearborn MountainNNW 341°333 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:56
June solstice05:0319:4520:29
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1415:2316:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130425363686758463625
Precip in3.63.64.64.93.94.54.13.84.05.74.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hollis, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358223565

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