The Owl
The Owl rises to 1,104 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the east, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gateway, a cliff 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33151053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,104 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Barren Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Hamlin Peak: 1.8 mi
- Baxter Peak: 1.8 mi
- South Peak: 2.1 mi
- Howe Peaks: 2.3 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 1.5 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 4.7 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 4.7 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 5.5 mi
- Abol Falls: 5.7 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Ledge Falls Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 9.9 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 16.3 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 17.9 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 16.5 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 20.6 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 20.8 mi
- Jerry Pond Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Baxter State Park: 4.9 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 21.7 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 21.8 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 21.8 mi
- The Gateway: 0.8 mi
- Table Land: 1.2 mi
- Windey Pitch: 5.6 mi
- Snub Pitch: 8.1 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 13.3 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 19.6 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 21.2 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 1.3 mi
- Caribou Spring: 1.7 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 8.0 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 9.8 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 23.6 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of The Owl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | E 101° | 1,605 m | 1.8 mi |
| South Peak | ESE 104° | 1,603 m | 2.1 mi |
| Pamola | E 95° | 1,495 m | 2.5 mi |
| Chimney Peak | E 97° | 1,491 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | NE 56° | 1,446 m | 1.8 mi |
| Howe Peaks | NE 44° | 1,416 m | 2.3 mi |
| North Brother | NNW 339° | 1,235 m | 3.5 mi |
| South Brother | NW 319° | 1,208 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:46 | 19:44 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 576883 — The Owl, Piscataquis County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358225027
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