Snow Mountain
Snow Mountain rises to 1,198 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,166 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bag Pond Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Snow Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 5 mi (8 km) from the Canada–United States border. Snow Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Bag Pond Mountain, and to the southeast by Round Mountain. The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Indian Stream, then into Chain of Ponds, the North Branch of the Dead River, Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River, the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Snow Mountain drains into Little Alder Stream, then into Alder Stream, and the North Branch of the Dead River. The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Big Island Pond, then into the Kennebago River, and the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River.
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Wikidata Q7548279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1198 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 9.7 mi off the Route des Sommets, National
- 21.7 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bag Pond Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Onion Hill: 2.7 mi
- Indian Stream Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Indian Stream Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Flagstaff Cox Farm: 14.1 mi
- Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 14.6 mi
- Flagstaff Wing Community: 14.6 mi
- Flagstaff Albert White Farm: 15.4 mi
- Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 15.9 mi
- Blanchard Park: 16.9 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 21.4 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 22.7 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 22.8 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 22.8 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 5.2 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 7.2 mi
- Grand Falls: 23.7 mi
- Holeb Falls: 24.1 mi
- King Spring: 20.5 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 21.3 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 24.1 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Snow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | SW 234° | 1,166 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Kennebago Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,153 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kennebago Divide | SW 227° | 1,151 m | 7.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SW 214° | 1,139 m | 10.2 mi |
| West Kennebago Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,130 m | 13.8 mi |
| Kibby Mountain | NE 42° | 1,114 m | 11.9 mi |
| Boil Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,084 m | 3.6 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 210° | 1,062 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:49 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:03 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:14 | 16:03 |
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 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575684 — Snow Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358224217
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