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Sawyer Mountain

Sawyer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sawyer Mountain rises to 148 m in Maine. Caterpillar Mountain stands 148 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 25 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33146895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06066, -68.62021

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Rabbits Ear Island: 1.5 mi
  • Doliver Island: 1.7 mi
  • Fog Island: 3.4 mi
  • Small Cove Park: 6.9 mi
  • Geary's Beach Town Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 30
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • Isle Au Haut Rural School: 1.8 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 10.1 mi
  • House Foundation: 10.3 mi
  • Store Foundation: 10.3 mi
  • Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 6
Attractions: 2
  • Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 2.2 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Lurvey Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Jesuit Spring: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Sawyer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caterpillar MountainN148 m18.8 mi
Rocky MountainNNE144 m0.2 mi
Jerusalem MountainS127 m0.7 mi
Winche MountainNNW92 m19.4 mi
Duck Harbor MountainSSW80 m3.0 mi
Wentworth MountainSSW78 m1.7 mi
Goose Pond MountainENE74 m12.0 mi
Robbins HillNNE72 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0918:47
June solstice04:5219:3820:22
September equinox06:2217:5618:34
December solstice07:0715:1216:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435362686861493928
Precip in4.84.25.05.24.24.53.23.44.56.15.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 28 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 574970 — Sawyer Mountain, Knox County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358223810

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