Saddleback Mountain
Saddleback Mountain rises to 1,231 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Horn, a peak 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Saddleback Mountain is a mountain located in Sandy River Plantation, Franklin County, Maine, near the resort town of Rangeley. Saddleback is one of the highest mountains in the State of Maine, and one of the fourteen with more than 2,000 ft (610 m) of topographic prominence. The mountain is the site of Saddleback ski resort. Saddleback is flanked to the northeast by Saddleback Horn. The mountain rock is primarily a form of granodiorite known as the Redington pluton that is estimated to have formed roughly 410 million years ago, while the soil atop it is largely till with a thickness of 10 feet (3.0 m) or less. The northwest side of Saddleback drains into Saddleback Lake, then into Redington Stream, the South Branch of the Dead River, the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Saddleback drains into Winship and Conant Streams, then Orbeton Stream, and the Sandy River, another tributary of the Kennebec. The southwest end of Saddleback drains into Cascade Stream, then into Rangeley Lake, Rangeley River, Mooselookmeguntic Lake, Upper and Lower Richardson Lakes, Rapid River, Umbagog Lake, and the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the ridge of Saddleback, crossing the summit. Saddleback Maine, a ski area, is located on the north face of the mountain. Ranging from beginner trails to advanced and expert trails, the mountain contains 66 ski trails along with 5 ski lifts.
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Wikidata Q7397755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1231 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 13.4 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 29.2 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Horn: 1.3 mi
- Saddleback Junior: 2.7 mi
- Potato Nubble: 2.9 mi
- Oakes Nubble: 3.1 mi
- Potato Hill: 3.9 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cascade Stream Gorge Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Smalls Falls Public Reserved Land: 5.4 mi
- Greenvale Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Dallas Plantation South Public Reserved Land: 6.2 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 5.4 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 14.4 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 15.4 mi
- Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 15.9 mi
- Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 16.2 mi
- Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 3.9 mi
- Smalls Falls Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Perham Stream Birding Trail: 5.9 mi
- Phllips Fish Hatchery: 6.4 mi
- Haley Pond Park: 7.0 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Parsons School: 20.7 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 24.0 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 5.4 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 10.7 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 10.8 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 11.3 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 24.0 mi
- Smalls falls: 5.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 14.6 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 23.0 mi
- The Falls: 23.7 mi
- Long Falls: 24.9 mi
- Smalls Falls: 5.4 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 23.1 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 3.3 mi
- King Spring: 15.9 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Riverside Beach: 17.3 mi
- Flagstaff: 20.8 mi
- C Bluff: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 55° | 1,319 m | 11.4 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | NE 38° | 1,279 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Abraham | ENE 74° | 1,230 m | 9.1 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | NE 42° | 1,228 m | 9.3 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,219 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Redington | NE 43° | 1,214 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Horn | NE 40° | 1,203 m | 1.3 mi |
| East Kennebago Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,153 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:48 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
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 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574668 — Saddleback Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358223661
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