South Turner Mountain
South Turner Mountain rises to 871 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter State Park, a historic site 1.5 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33148612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 871 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Turner Mountain: 1.6 mi
- North Turner Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Russell Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pamola: 3.6 mi
- Howe Peaks: 3.6 mi
- Ledge Falls: 3.9 mi
- Norway Falls: 4.5 mi
- Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 4.6 mi
- Orin Falls: 5.1 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 7.1 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 12.2 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 19.5 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 20.1 mi
- Baxter State Park: 1.5 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 19.9 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 21.3 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 11.6 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 15.4 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 19.2 mi
- Windey Pitch: 4.3 mi
- Table Land: 4.6 mi
- The Gateway: 5.8 mi
- Snub Pitch: 7.1 mi
- Owls Head: 21.2 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 18.8 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 19.3 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 19.6 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Caribou Spring: 4.0 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 5.1 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 8.6 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 12.7 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 22.2 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 10.1 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of South Turner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | SW 233° | 1,605 m | 4.2 mi |
| South Peak | SW 230° | 1,603 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pamola | SW 228° | 1,495 m | 3.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SW 227° | 1,491 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | WSW 252° | 1,446 m | 3.9 mi |
| Howe Peaks | W 261° | 1,416 m | 3.6 mi |
| North Brother | W 280° | 1,235 m | 6.6 mi |
| South Brother | W 272° | 1,208 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:03 | 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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 575915 — South Turner Mountain, Piscataquis County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358224297
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