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Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spruce Mountain rises to 732 m in Maine. Mount Zircon stands 677 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Billings Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 576140)

Wikidata Q33149051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
732 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40784, -70.58451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 2.8 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 3.0 mi
  • Woodstock Athletic Fields: 3.8 mi
  • Woodstock Public Boat Access: 4.0 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 9
  • Rumford Falls: 9.3 mi
  • The Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Kees Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 22.6 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Oxford County Fairground: 15.2 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 20.9 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 21.1 mi
  • Moose Cave: 21.2 mi
  • Oxford Casino: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Rumford Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZirconNNE 16°677 m4.8 mi
Black MountainENE 69°649 m6.4 mi
Speckled MountainENE 59°645 m4.3 mi
Chamberlain MountainNW 312°629 m2.2 mi
Mollyockett MountainESE 122°611 m2.7 mi
Mount AbramWSW 247°604 m6.9 mi
Little Mount ZirconNNE 15°583 m5.3 mi
Bean MountainNNE 16°578 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5919:4620:31
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1615:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224429

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