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Snowshoe Mountain

Snowshoe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Snowshoe Mountain rises to 397 m in Maine. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cunningham Mountains, a peak 2.3 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33148314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.24088, -68.66115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 23.4 mi
  • Merrill Millstream Park: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Snowshoe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerSW 217°1,079 m14.6 mi
Traveler MountainSW 217°1,034 m14.6 mi
Peak of the RidgesSW 221°982 m15.2 mi
North Traveler MountainSW 224°958 m13.4 mi
North Pogy MountainSW 224°855 m19.3 mi
South Branch MountainSW 229°800 m16.0 mi
South Traveler MountainSSW 213°786 m16.1 mi
Black Cat MountainSW 228°771 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:47
June solstice04:4419:4420:31
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1515:0115:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575696 — Snowshoe Mountain, Penobscot County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224225

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