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Snow Mountain

Snow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates45.29149, -70.70926

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 30
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sarampus Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Grand Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Holeb Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 20.5 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Cap MountainSW 234°1,166 m6.6 mi
East Kennebago MountainSSE 156°1,153 m12.9 mi
Kennebago DivideSW 227°1,151 m7.0 mi
Snow MountainSW 214°1,139 m10.2 mi
West Kennebago MountainSSW 202°1,130 m13.8 mi
Kibby MountainNE 42°1,114 m11.9 mi
Boil MountainSSW 201°1,084 m3.6 mi
Twin MountainsSSW 210°1,062 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5619:4920:35
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:2015:1416:03

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

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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