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Sunset Rock

Sunset Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Rock rises to 183 m in Maine. Pleasant Mountain stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Lake Beach, a park 0.8 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33150168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06813, -70.71562

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Highland Lake Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Farragut Park: 0.9 mi
  • Shorey Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bridgton Public Library Courtyard: 1.0 mi
  • Town Common: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions: 46
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 0.9 mi
  • Lakeside Grange #63: 3.4 mi
  • Harrison Histrorical Society - Farmhouse: 5.2 mi
  • Camp Cedar: 12.3 mi
  • PRIVATE sign: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Long Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Denmark Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Otisfield Town Beach: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 22
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 11
  • Kezar Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Hiram Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Steep Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 19.5 mi
  • Chandler Gorge: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Mary's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 14.1 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Davis Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Sunset Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant MountainWSW 242°611 m6.0 mi
Pleasant Mountain - Big Bald PeakWSW 249°587.1 m5.4 mi
Pleasant Mountain - North PeakWSW 253°579.6 m5.5 mi
Stearns HillNNW 339°414 m7.4 mi
Winns HillNNW 329°374 m7.3 mi
Popple HillWNW 303°355 m7.6 mi
Woodbury HillWNW 304°348 m6.9 mi
Bald Pate MountainS 176°339 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0119:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0418:42
December solstice07:1515:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425463686659473625
Precip in3.53.63.94.43.74.74.34.23.95.64.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgton 3 NW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576558 — Sunset Rock, Cumberland County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224881

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