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Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spruce Mountain rises to 715 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the south-southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is East B Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Oxford County, Maine, United States of America (GNIS ID = 576142)

Wikidata Q33149065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.68228, -70.90868

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 48
  • Andover Common: 8.4 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 12.4 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park: 13.9 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 14.8 mi
  • Milan Town Park: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 20.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Flume Brook Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Smalls Falls: 22.8 mi
  • P10: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Screw Auger Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Baby Flume: 22.1 mi
Museums: 7
Springs: 3
  • Mountain fountain: 6.6 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 21.6 mi
  • King Spring: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 6.9 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 20.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainSSW 196°1,263 m8.0 mi
Elephant MountainNE 46°1,150 m8.6 mi
East PeakS 171°1,141 m5.1 mi
Mahoosuc ArmSSW 202°1,128 m9.1 mi
North PeakSSW 199°1,111 m12.1 mi
West PeakS 177°1,092 m5.6 mi
Old Blue MountainENE 57°1,091 m8.3 mi
Baldpate MountainS 172°1,090 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice04:5919:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:1816:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224432

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