Speckled Mountain
Speckled Mountain rises to 880 m in Maine. West Royce Mountain stands 965 m to the west-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ames Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Speckled Mountain is a mountain located in western Maine. It can be ascended by the Bickford Brook, Spruce Hill, Cold Brook, Red Rock and Blueberry Ridge trails, and is a popular day hike. It is a part of the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness within the White Mountain National Forest. It is located near the AMC Cold River Camp.
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Wikidata Q7575051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 880 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Presidential Range Tour
- 12.7 mi off the Moose Path Trail
- 14.0 mi off the Woodland Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Evans Notch Overlook · 2 mi
- Cold River Overlook · 2 mi
- Evans Notch Scenic Overlook · 2 mi
- Lila's Ledge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Lovell Playground: 5.2 mi
- Keewaydin Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Crooked River Park: 10.8 mi
- Angevine Park: 10.9 mi
- Ames Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Durgin Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bobcat Peak: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Horseshoe Pond Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Bishop Cardinal Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Wilson Wing Moose Pond Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Heald & Bradley Ponds Reserve: 6.2 mi
- John A. Segur Wildlife Refuge - West Unit: 7.2 mi
- Mad River Falls: 2.5 mi
- Kees Falls: 3.6 mi
- Hermit Falls: 4.2 mi
- Brickett Falls: 4.7 mi
- Emerald Pool: 5.2 mi
- Wild River Crag: 5.1 mi
- Browns Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Payne Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Goss Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Brigham Ledge: 15.4 mi
- Indian Rock Monument: 10.6 mi
- Bethel War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Memorial Boulders: 14.2 mi
- Ravine House Site: 17.5 mi
- Jimmy Mersereau: 17.8 mi
- Gilead Picnic Ground: 7.2 mi
- Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 13.2 mi
- Glen Ellis Scenic Area: 15.1 mi
- P6: 15.4 mi
- P5: 15.4 mi
- Moses Mason House Museum: 11.3 mi
- Bethel Historical Society Regional History Museum: 11.3 mi
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum: 12.8 mi
- Museum of White Mountain Art / Jackson Historical Society: 15.0 mi
- ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 16.3 mi
- Roar-o-Saurus: 16.4 mi
- Mount Washington Observatory: 17.3 mi
- Cranmore Mountain Coaster: 18.0 mi
- Deer Hill Spring: 4.6 mi
- Peabody Spring: 17.2 mi
- Gulfside Spring: 17.7 mi
- Spaulding Spring: 17.8 mi
- Mountain fountain: 22.0 mi
- Pleasant Point Town Beach: 8.2 mi
- Keoka Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Gage Rice Beach: 14.2 mi
- Greenwood Town Beach: 14.6 mi
- Fiddlehead Campground: 16.0 mi
- Bethel's Civil War Soldier Monument: 11.5 mi
- Hannes Schneider: 18.0 mi
- Loon Mural: 20.4 mi
- Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 20.6 mi
- Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 20.2 mi
- Bridgton Community Gardens: 20.5 mi
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 22.2 mi
- Sabatis Island Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Sunday River Covered Bridge: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Speckled Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Royce Mountain | WNW 284° | 965 m | 3.2 mi |
| East Royce Mountain | WNW 294° | 945 m | 2.8 mi |
| Eagle Crag | WSW 246° | 907 m | 6.3 mi |
| Howe Peak | NW 306° | 891 m | 7.1 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NNE 20° | 859 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Meader | WSW 253° | 848 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ames Mountain | W 259° | 819 m | 0.7 mi |
| Gammon Mountain | NNE 18° | 812 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:20 | 16:08 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581215 — Speckled Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358226865
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