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Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spruce Mountain rises to 771 m in Maine. Jackson Mountain stands 1,088 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cobble Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 576141)

Wikidata Q33148981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
771 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.66756, -70.51812

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Flagg Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
  • Hedgehog Hill Conservation Easement: 6.0 mi
  • Tumbledown Public Reserved Land: 6.3 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 7.0 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 7.1 mi
Parks
  • Mexico Rec Park: 6.6 mi
  • Mexico Veterans Park: 8.1 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Green: 8.4 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Angel Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Smalls falls: 13.2 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 13.4 mi
  • Moose Cave: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 13.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson MountainN 359°1,088 m6.5 mi
Little Jackson MountainN 352°1,055 m6.1 mi
Mount BlueENE 64°973 m9.6 mi
Tumbledown MountainNNW 345°939 m5.9 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakNNW 342°935 m5.8 mi
Tumbledown East PeakNNW 345°921 m5.8 mi
Blueberry MountainNNE 15°881 m7.2 mi
West MountainNW 325°832 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5719:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1715:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224430

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