Russell Mountain
Russell Mountain rises to 816 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the south, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Game Preserve, a park 1.4 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33146216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 816 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Howe Peaks: 2.8 mi
- North Turner Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mullen Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Fort Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Wassataquoik Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Ledge Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 2.9 mi
- Green Falls: 3.7 mi
- Norway Falls: 3.8 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 6.4 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 21.9 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 23.1 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 14.7 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 14.9 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 18.5 mi
- Baxter State Park: 4.3 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 22.2 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 24.0 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 24.3 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 24.3 mi
- Snub Pitch: 3.9 mi
- Table Land: 4.6 mi
- The Gateway: 5.6 mi
- Windey Pitch: 7.0 mi
- Owls Head: 20.0 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 16.9 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 21.9 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 22.2 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- Caribou Spring: 3.5 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 5.3 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 11.0 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 14.2 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 12.0 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 22.2 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Russell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | S 188° | 1,605 m | 4.7 mi |
| South Peak | S 185° | 1,603 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pamola | S 179° | 1,495 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | S 180° | 1,491 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | SSW 197° | 1,446 m | 3.5 mi |
| Howe Peaks | SSW 198° | 1,416 m | 2.8 mi |
| North Brother | WSW 255° | 1,235 m | 3.9 mi |
| South Brother | WSW 247° | 1,208 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:44 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:03 | 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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358223626
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