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Surplus Mountain

Surplus Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Surplus Mountain rises to 896 m in Maine. Old Speck Mountain stands 1,263 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Appalachian National Scenic Trail, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Grafton Notch Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33150181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
896 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.63284, -70.90452

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Andover Common: 7.6 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 11.7 mi
  • Mollidgewock State Park: 14.0 mi
  • Milan Town Park: 14.3 mi
  • Nansen Wayside Park: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 16.8 mi
  • P10: 22.5 mi
  • P9: 22.5 mi
  • P6: 22.5 mi
  • P8: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 10
  • Screw Auger Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Angel Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Kees Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 20.9 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mountain fountain: 4.8 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 17.8 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Moose Cave: 3.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Surplus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Speck MountainSSW 209°1,263 m4.9 mi
Elephant MountainNNE 33°1,150 m11.1 mi
East PeakSSE 160°1,141 m1.8 mi
Goose Eye MountainSSW 207°1,132 m10.1 mi
Mahoosuc ArmSW 216°1,128 m6.2 mi
North PeakSSW 207°1,111 m9.1 mi
West PeakS 177°1,092 m2.2 mi
Old Blue MountainNE 41°1,091 m10.4 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/358224884

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