Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain rises to 1,139 m in Maine. The nearest named place is Twin Mountains, a peak 1.2 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.
The story
Snow Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine, about 4 mi (6.4 km) south of the Canada–United States border with Québec. The mountain is sometimes called "Cupsuptic Snow", to distinguish it from another "Snow Mountain" about 10 mi (16 km) to the northeast. Snow Mountain is flanked to the north by Kennebago Divide Mountain, and to the south by Twin Mountains and West Kennebago Mountain. Snow Mountain stands within the watershed of the upper Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and then into the Gulf of Maine. The west end of Snow Mtn. drains into Snow Mountain Brook, then into the Cupsuptic River, Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River. The south side of Snow Mtn. drains into the East Branch of the Cupsuptic River. The northeast and northwest sides of Snow Mtn. drain into Wiggle Brook, then into the Kennebago River and Cupsuptic Lake.
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Wikidata Q7548281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1139 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 14.1 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 14.7 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
- 28.6 mi off the Moose Path Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Mountains: 1.2 mi
- Bald Pate: 2.2 mi
- Bull Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bottle Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Kennebago Divide: 3.7 mi
- Kennebago Headwaters: 3.2 mi
- Johns Pond Conservation Easement: 7.1 mi
- Réserve écologique du Mont-Gosford: 9.2 mi
- Davistown Public Reserved Land: 9.3 mi
- Boundary Headwaters Conserved Land: 10.6 mi
- Flagstaff Wing Community: 18.2 mi
- Flagstaff Cox Farm: 18.2 mi
- Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 18.5 mi
- Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 18.7 mi
- Flagstaff Memorial Society: 18.7 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 12.0 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 14.3 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 15.4 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 16.7 mi
- Haley Pond Park: 16.8 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 14.2 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 14.3 mi
- Garfield Falls: 17.0 mi
- Little Hellgate: 19.5 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 19.2 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 19.6 mi
- Linda Ledge: 22.4 mi
- Alice Ledge: 22.8 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 19.5 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 23.8 mi
- King Spring: 11.5 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 14.0 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Mountain | NE 34° | 1,198 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Cap Mountain | N 5° | 1,166 m | 4.6 mi |
| East Kennebago Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,153 m | 11.6 mi |
| Kennebago Divide | N 9° | 1,151 m | 3.7 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | S 173° | 1,130 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rump Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,114 m | 11.7 mi |
| Stub Hill | WSW 252° | 1,106 m | 13.9 mi |
| Boil Mountain | NE 41° | 1,084 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:57 | 19:50 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:04 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:15 | 16:04 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley 2 NW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358224215
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