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Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spruce Mountain rises to 262 m in Maine. Lead Mountain stands 439 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. BLACKWOODS SCENIC BYWAY passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33149022, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.88090, -68.30057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Middle Branch Union River Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
  • Spectacle Pond Boating Access: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Lead Mountain Pond Access: 9.0 mi
  • Pickerel Pond State Water Access: 9.8 mi
  • Eastbrook Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks: 16
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
  • Corn Field Loop: 17.3 mi
  • Old Town Loop: 17.6 mi
  • Pinkham Trails: 17.8 mi
  • Dorion Loop: 18.1 mi
  • Otto Farm Loop: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Peace Pole: 17.3 mi
  • Binnette: 17.4 mi
  • War Monument: 17.4 mi
  • VFW: 17.4 mi
  • Spencer: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Molasses Pond Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Dunn Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Otis Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Jesse Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Black Beach: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Mariaville Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Long Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Grand Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Lovers Leap: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Indian Island Community Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Fay Hyland Botanical Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Children's Garden: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Spruce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead MountainE 97°439 m9.4 mi
Pleasant MountainE 87°414 m13.8 mi
Peaked MountainWSW 246°350 m8.8 mi
Eagle MountainNNE 32°326 m8.6 mi
Spruce MountainESE 103°321 m13.5 mi
Springy Brook MountainWNW 300°315 m4.2 mi
Bald Bluff MountainW 281°305 m5.0 mi
Blackcap MountainENE 63°284 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:46
June solstice04:4819:3920:24
September equinox06:2117:5418:33
December solstice07:0915:0715:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192331435563706859473727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orono, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358224437

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