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The Horn

The Horn, seen from above at true elevation

The Horn rises to 1,203 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Saddleback Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.8 miles off.

About

The story

The Horn (or Saddleback Horn) is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. The Horn is flanked to the southwest by the main summit of Saddleback Mountain, to the northeast by Saddleback Junior, and to the northwest by Potato Nubble. The Horn drains to the northeast into Redington Stream, then into the South Branch of the Dead River, the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The Horn drains to the west into Saddleback Lake, then into Redington Stream. The Horn drains to the south into Winship Stream, then into Conant Stream, Orbeton Stream, and the Sandy River, another tributary of the Kennebec. The Horn drains to the southeast into Hardy Stream, then into Orbeton Stream. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the ridge of Saddleback, including the summit of The Horn.

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Wikidata Q7397746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1203 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.95107, -70.48749

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions: 34
  • Light of the World Cross: 6.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Memorial Society: 13.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 14.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Charles T. Wyman Farm: 14.8 mi
  • Flagstaff McPhearson Farm: 15.1 mi
Parks: 25
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 5.2 mi
  • Perham Stream Birding Trail: 5.6 mi
  • Phllips Fish Hatchery: 6.5 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Haley Pond Park: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Smalls falls: 6.5 mi
  • Angel Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Long Falls: 23.6 mi
  • The Falls: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Riverside Beach: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of The Horn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainENE 57°1,319 m10.2 mi
Crocker MountainNE 38°1,279 m8.4 mi
Saddleback MountainSW 220°1,231 m1.3 mi
Mount AbrahamE 79°1,230 m8.0 mi
South Crocker MountainNE 43°1,228 m8.0 mi
Spaulding MountainENE 64°1,219 m8.3 mi
Mount RedingtonNE 43°1,214 m7.0 mi
East Kennebago MountainNNW 335°1,153 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5619:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0318:41
December solstice07:1815:1516:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121323365060656356433220
Precip in2.82.43.03.33.64.44.04.13.54.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rangeley, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576826 — The Horn, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358225013

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