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Shaw Mountain

Shaw Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Shaw Mountain rises to 493 m in Maine. Boundary Bald Mountain stands 1,094 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pebble Beach, a beach 1.5 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33147534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
493 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.71986, -69.70880

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cold Stream Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Stair Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Billings Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Indian Stream Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 24.4 mi
Parks: 3
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 9.2 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 10.9 mi
  • Little Claw Campsite: 12.1 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Parlin Pond Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Attean View Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Beach: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Northeast Whitewater: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Shaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary Bald MountainW 278°1,094 m24.1 mi
Baker MountainSE 124°1,063 m18.4 mi
Big Spencer MountainENE 73°980 m13.4 mi
Big Moose MountainS 180°967 m16.3 mi
West PeakESE 121°965 m23.3 mi
Lily Bay MountainSE 124°963 m15.9 mi
Little Spencer MountainENE 73°912 m8.9 mi
Number Four MountainESE 117°851 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1218:51
June solstice04:5019:4720:33
September equinox06:2617:5918:38
December solstice07:1715:0815:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656456443220
Precip in2.72.42.93.63.74.74.33.83.44.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brassua DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575329 — Shaw Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224047

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