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Tear Cap

Tear Cap, seen from above at true elevation

Tear Cap rises to 304 m in Maine. Stone Mountain stands 494 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Ossipee Museum, a museum 1.7 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33150551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
304 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.90129, -70.77984

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Merrill Park: 2.2 mi
  • Mt Cutler Park: 2.2 mi
  • Peabody Pond Access: 4.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond State Water Access: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Maine State Lands: 2.2 mi
  • Bull Ring Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Chessey Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Dennett Memorial Forest: 4.0 mi
  • Mud City Bog: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 49
  • PRIVATE sign: 10.5 mi
  • Amphitheatre: 11.6 mi
  • Bridgton Higlands Country Club: 12.6 mi
  • Camp Cedar: 14.8 mi
  • Rock Tripe Boulder: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 38
  • Denmark Town Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Burnt Meadow Pond Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Baldwin Town Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Sebago Town Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 6
  • Loon Mural: 11.2 mi
  • Bridgton and Saco River R.R.: 11.2 mi
  • Hannes Schneider: 19.6 mi
  • Athlete Sculptures: 22.4 mi
  • Wire Globe: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hiram Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Steep Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Kezar Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Diana's Baths: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Davis Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Cold Bowling Spring: 10.1 mi
  • lower falls: 24.4 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Bridgton Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Pollinator's Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Limington Rapids Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Tear Cap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainW 276°494 m6.5 mi
Bill Merrill MountainSW 230°491 m4.9 mi
Burnt Meadow Mountains, North PeakWNW 283°480 m6.3 mi
Burnt Meadow MountainsW 267°462 m6.7 mi
Mount MiserySW 223°461 m4.3 mi
Douglas MountainESE 116°417 m4.6 mi
Robbins HillWSW 241°414 m3.9 mi
Webb Rowe MountainESE 122°405 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice05:0119:4620:30
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1515:2116:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425462676658463625
Precip in3.33.34.14.53.84.44.13.84.15.44.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — East Hiram, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576696 — Tear Cap, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358224947

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