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Skunk Knoll

Skunk Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Skunk Knoll rises to 82 m in Maine. Libby Mountain stands 247 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Brook Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33147997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
82 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.73369, -70.49228

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Perennial Place: 2.4 mi
  • Ledgehill Common Area: 2.5 mi
  • Shaw Park: 2.5 mi
  • Gambo Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Hill Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 60
Gardens
  • Pollinator's Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Riverton Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Hurricane Valley Farm: 10.1 mi
  • common space: 10.2 mi
  • community space: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Ampitheater: 9.0 mi
  • Elks Club: 10.3 mi
  • Cumberland Farmers Club: 11.5 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 12.9 mi
  • Portland Observatory: 13.1 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 8
  • Fryes Leap: 8.3 mi
  • Spurwink Rock Ledge: 15.7 mi
  • Cunner Ledges: 16.0 mi
  • Cod Ledges: 16.1 mi
  • The Cliffs: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Steep Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Presumpscot Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • First Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Davis Spring: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 8.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Skunk Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Libby MountainW 272°247 m11.6 mi
Moody MountainWNW 283°211 m11.3 mi
Town Farm HillW 280°196 m11.5 mi
Maloy MountainWSW 256°182 m10.6 mi
Atherton HillNE 48°178 m9.2 mi
Oak HillWNW 299°176 m5.4 mi
Dutton HillNE 43°175 m10.9 mi
Adams HillNNE 26°174 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice05:0119:4420:28
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1315:2116:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202232435564706860483727
Precip in3.53.44.24.73.84.34.03.53.95.54.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Buxton 2 NNW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575532 — Skunk Knoll, Cumberland County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224151

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