South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 676 m in Maine. Elephant Mountain stands 1,150 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pingree Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States
Wikidata Q33148471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 676 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 12.4 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 12.6 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Dixville Notch Wildlife Viewing Area · 18 mi
- Table Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pingree Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
- Richardson Public Reserved Land (Upper Section): 3.7 mi
- Magalloway Plantation Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Students Island): 5.5 mi
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve (Toothaker Island): 6.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Moose Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Observatory Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Sturtevant Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Oquossoc Town Park: 9.9 mi
- Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 10.0 mi
- Hunter Cove Water Access: 12.0 mi
- Mollidgewock State Park: 14.2 mi
- Rangeley Town Park: 14.9 mi
- Angel Falls: 11.1 mi
- Garfield Falls: 15.4 mi
- Little Hellgate: 17.4 mi
- Baby Flume: 18.3 mi
- Huntington Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Linda Ledge: 7.9 mi
- Alice Ledge: 8.3 mi
- C Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Sid Hayward Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Finnsons Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Andover Civil War Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Andover World War I Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Andover World War II Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Andover Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial: 17.3 mi
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel: 19.5 mi
- Flume Brook Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Smalls Falls: 19.4 mi
- Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 12.8 mi
- Andover Historical Society: 17.3 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 21.9 mi
- Hand-On-The-Rock: 8.9 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 18.3 mi
- King Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mountain fountain: 17.8 mi
- Moose Cave: 19.0 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 21.0 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Mountain | SE 135° | 1,150 m | 8.9 mi |
| Old Blue Mountain | SE 138° | 1,091 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bemis Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,085 m | 8.3 mi |
| Deer Mountain | N 356° | 1,050 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rice Mountain | W 269° | 1,030 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spotted Mountain | NE 37° | 1,020 m | 15.7 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | WNW 292° | 988 m | 15.8 mi |
| Low Aziscohos Mountain | NW 315° | 969 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 19:49 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:17 | 16:06 |
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 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middle DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358224259
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