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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: 46
  • 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: 8
  • 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 12.2 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainSSW1,263 m8.0 mi
Elephant MountainNE1,150 m8.6 mi
East PeakS1,141 m5.1 mi
Mahoosuc ArmSSW1,128 m9.1 mi
North PeakSSW1,111 m12.1 mi
West PeakS1,092 m5.6 mi
Old Blue MountainENE1,091 m8.3 mi
Baldpate MountainS1,090 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 50–80 °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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