Russell Mountain
Russell Mountain rises to 730 m in Maine. Green Mountain stands 720 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Russell Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33146226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 730 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
32 named places within 25 miles
- Little Russell Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mucalsea Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Elm Pond Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Nulhedus Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Telephone Hill: 6.9 mi
- St. John Ponds Ecological Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Baker Lake Public Reserved Land: 13.8 mi
- Gero Island Public Reserved Land: 20.3 mi
- Otter Pond Public Reserved Land: 21.3 mi
- Lobster Lake State Park Property: 22.0 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 18.1 mi
- Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 20.0 mi
- Little Claw Campsite: 21.7 mi
- C and H Pitch: 16.4 mi
- Little Allagash Falls: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain | SW 233° | 720 m | 18.3 mi |
| Seboomook Mountain | SSW 209° | 707 m | 8.6 mi |
| Caucomgomoc Mountain | NNE 25° | 702 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Russell Mountain | NE 52° | 700 m | 1.9 mi |
| Telephone Hill | NNE 27° | 700 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mucalsea Mountain | ESE 106° | 687 m | 2.5 mi |
| Truesdale Mountain | WSW 237° | 655 m | 11.1 mi |
| Nulhedus Mountain | SW 215° | 650 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:12 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:48 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 17:59 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:06 | 15:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittston Farm, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574614 — Russell Mountain, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358223627
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