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The Roost

The Roost, seen from above at true elevation

The Roost rises to 401 m in Maine. Mount Moriah stands 1,234 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hastings, a peak 1.6 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33151165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
401 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35867, -70.98461

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chester Hayes Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Angevine Park: 8.6 mi
  • Gorham Common: 9.6 mi
  • North Lovell Playground: 9.7 mi
  • Bethel Common: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 31
  • Kees Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Emerald Pool: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 22
Picnic sites: 14
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
  • Dolly Copp Picnic Ground: 11.7 mi
  • P6: 12.3 mi
  • P5: 12.3 mi
  • P10: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 13
  • ZipRider Wildcat Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Moose Cave: 15.8 mi
  • Mount Washington Observatory: 16.9 mi
  • Eggs-traordinary Farm Tractors: 19.2 mi
  • Roar-o-Saurus: 19.3 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 6
  • Deer Hill Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Gulfside Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Fiddlehead Campground: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Sabatis Island Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of The Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoriahW 260°1,234 m7.4 mi
Middle Moriah MountainW 265°1,143 m6.8 mi
Shelburne Moriah MountainW 266°1,135 m5.7 mi
Wheeler MountainNNE 31°969 m7.3 mi
West Royce MountainSSW 203°965 m4.2 mi
Black MountainNNE 29°964 m7.7 mi
Bear MountainNNE 12°955 m6.2 mi
East Royce MountainSSW 196°945 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:32
September equinox06:3218:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:2016:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171928415462676557463524
Precip in3.12.52.93.53.64.24.24.03.54.93.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gorham AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358226884

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