The Mountain
The Mountain rises to 192 m in Maine. York Hill stands 367 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammond Forest, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33150996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 192 m
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peninsula Park: 1.5 mi
- Belgrade Village Green: 1.9 mi
- Great Pond Boat Access: 2.5 mi
- Camp Bomazeen Flags: 3.5 mi
- Salmon Lake Access: 5.3 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- French's Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Yallaly Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Phillip: 2.4 mi
- Round Top: 2.4 mi
- Hammond Forest: 1.1 mi
- Blaiisdell: 1.2 mi
- Kennebec Highlands Public Land: 1.6 mi
- French Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Mount Phillip: 2.0 mi
- war memorial: 5.9 mi
- Colby Woodsmen PV=nRT: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 12.1 mi
- Waterville Fire/Rescue Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Oakland historical artifacts & photo museum: 8.5 mi
- Mc Cartney House Museum: 8.7 mi
- Colby College Museum of Art: 11.4 mi
- Norridgewock Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Readfield Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 11.2 mi
- Benton Family Fun Park: 16.5 mi
- Skowhegan/Madison Elks Club: 17.4 mi
- Liberty Bell: 17.7 mi
- Dr Hubbard Office: 19.0 mi
- Fisher Man: 6.0 mi
- Stumphenge: 12.4 mi
- Ticonic Sculpture: 13.0 mi
- River Stone: 13.0 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 14.9 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Town Beach: 11.7 mi
- Tyler’s Pond Beach: 12.0 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 15.2 mi
- East Winthrop Beach: 16.1 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- University of Maine at Augusta Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Mill Park Garden: 17.0 mi
- Cony Circle Garden: 17.4 mi
- Viles Arboretum: 18.7 mi
- Bond Brook Falls: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of The Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Hill | NW 307° | 367 m | 5.1 mi |
| McGaffey Mountain | WSW 247° | 360 m | 3.5 mi |
| Vienna Mountain | W 276° | 359 m | 2.8 mi |
| Round Top | W 262° | 343 m | 2.4 mi |
| Martin Hill | NNW 334° | 324 m | 3.6 mi |
| Hoyt Hill | WNW 286° | 311 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hampshire Hill | NNW 331° | 310 m | 5.1 mi |
| Roberts Hill | NW 308° | 308 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:15 | 16:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Sharon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576849 — The Mountain, Kennebec County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358225016
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