Saddleback Mountain
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
- 18.1 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 20.5 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Wilkie Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Little Shanty Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Big Shanty Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Wilkie Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Little Spruce Mountain: 4.4 mi
- 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
- Silver Lake: 4.2 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 6.6 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 7.2 mi
- Barnard Forest: 7.7 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 9.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 22.3 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 22.3 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 22.4 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 22.5 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 23.0 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 21.9 mi
- Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society: 23.0 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 23.1 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 24.2 mi
- The Jaws: 9.3 mi
- Barren Slide: 14.4 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 24.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Baker Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,063 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | WNW 296° | 980 m | 4.4 mi |
| West Peak | WNW 288° | 965 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | WNW 291° | 963 m | 15.6 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | NW 313° | 948 m | 3.9 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | WNW 287° | 944 m | 5.6 mi |
| Jo-Mary Mountain | NNE 26° | 883 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:10 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:57 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:07 | 15:56 |
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 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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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