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Saddleback Mountain

Saddleback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Saddleback Mountain rises to 905 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Wilkie Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 18 miles off.

The story

Saddleback Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine. Saddleback Mountain stands within the watershed of the Pleasant River, which drains into the Penobscot River, and then into Penobscot Bay. The northeast end of Saddleback Mountain drains from Crater Pond into South Inlet Brook, then into B Pond, Guernsey Brook, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The easternmost part of Saddleback drains into Mud Gauntlet Brook, then into Ebeemee Lake, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The southeast side of Saddleback drains into the Middle Branch of the Pleasant River. The southwest end of Saddleback drains into Saddleback Brook, then into Silver Lake, and the West Branch of the Pleasant River. The northwest side of Saddleback drains into Big White Brook, then into Silver Lake.

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Wikidata Q7397754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
905 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.50949, -69.13560

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 24
  • Gauntlet Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Mud Gauntlet Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hays Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
Parks: 18
  • Davis Field: 11.8 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 16.3 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 17.6 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Greeley's Landing: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Veterans Memorial: 22.5 mi
  • Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • Monument Square: 23.0 mi
  • Little Italy Veterans: 23.0 mi
  • World Wars Memorial: 23.2 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Big Omaha Beach: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainWNW 300°1,109 m6.2 mi
Baker MountainWNW 289°1,063 m13.2 mi
Little Spruce MountainWNW 296°980 m4.4 mi
West PeakWNW 288°965 m8.1 mi
Lily Bay MountainWNW 291°963 m15.6 mi
Big Shanty MountainNW 313°948 m3.9 mi
Big Spruce MountainWNW 287°944 m5.6 mi
Jo-Mary MountainNNE 26°883 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4420:30
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1415:0715:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151828405362676658463523
Precip in3.53.03.54.23.94.64.04.13.85.14.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnard, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574670 — Saddleback Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223664

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