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The Owl

The Owl, seen from above at true elevation

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
1104 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.90949, -68.95838

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 27
Picnic sites: 13
  • 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
Parks: 9
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 8.0 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Dolby Flowage: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of The Owl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakE 101°1,605 m1.8 mi
South PeakESE 104°1,603 m2.1 mi
PamolaE 95°1,495 m2.5 mi
Chimney PeakE 97°1,491 m2.5 mi
Hamlin PeakNE 56°1,446 m1.8 mi
Howe PeaksNE 44°1,416 m2.3 mi
North BrotherNNW 339°1,235 m3.5 mi
South BrotherNW 319°1,208 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0918:48
June solstice04:4619:4420:31
September equinox06:2317:5618:35
December solstice07:1515:0415:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

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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