South Brother
South Brother rises to 1,208 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is The Brothers, a peak 0.7 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.
The story
South Brother is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine, in Baxter State Park. South Brother is flanked to the southwest by Mount Coe, and to the northeast by North Brother; collectively the two are called "The Brothers". South Brother stands within the watershed of the Penobscot River, which drains into Penobscot Bay. The northeast and southeast sides of South Brother drain into a swampy area called "The Klondike", then into Wassataquoik Stream, and the East Branch of the Penobscot River. The west sides of South Brother drain into Roaring Brook, Nesowadnehunk Stream, and the West Branch of the Penobscot River. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, reaches it northern terminus, Mount Katahdin, 5 miles (8 km) to the southeast of The Brothers.
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Wikidata Q7566435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1208 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.2 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- The Brothers: 0.7 mi
- Mount Coe: 0.8 mi
- North Brother: 1.2 mi
- Mount O-J-I: 1.3 mi
- The Cross Range: 1.7 mi
- Ledge Falls: 3.0 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 3.5 mi
- Green Falls: 5.3 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 5.3 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 5.5 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 23.8 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 23.9 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 24.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 10.4 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 18.1 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 18.7 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Gero Island Public Reserved Land: 20.1 mi
- The Gateway: 3.9 mi
- Table Land: 4.1 mi
- Snub Pitch: 6.5 mi
- Windey Pitch: 8.6 mi
- Owls Head: 23.9 mi
- Baxter State Park: 7.1 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 24.9 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 25.0 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 11.9 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 22.8 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 24.4 mi
- Caribou Spring: 3.6 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 4.5 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 11.2 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 12.5 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 11.3 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of South Brother. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | SE 125° | 1,605 m | 4.7 mi |
| South Peak | SE 125° | 1,603 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pamola | ESE 120° | 1,495 m | 5.3 mi |
| Chimney Peak | ESE 120° | 1,491 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | ESE 111° | 1,446 m | 3.8 mi |
| Howe Peaks | ESE 102° | 1,416 m | 3.8 mi |
| North Brother | NE 41° | 1,235 m | 1.2 mi |
| Fort Mountain | NE 46° | 1,171 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:45 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 17:56 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575826 — South Brother, Piscataquis County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358224250
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