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The Saddleback

The Saddleback, seen from above at true elevation

The Saddleback rises to 503 m in Maine. Black Mountain stands 649 m to the west, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33151179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.43284, -70.39478

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hartford Town Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Donald E. Hutchins Memorial Ballfield: 4.1 mi
  • Dixfield Carry-In Boat Access: 4.9 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 7.9 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 6
  • Middle School Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 11.4 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 16.2 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Whitney Street Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Stinchfield Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Richardson's Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Town Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of The Saddleback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainW 279°649 m3.4 mi
Speckled MountainW 275°645 m5.7 mi
Mollyockett MountainWSW 246°611 m7.8 mi
Colonel Holman MountainNNE 13°561 m7.8 mi
Brown MountainNNE 18°555 m7.6 mi
Trask MountainNE 43°527 m2.0 mi
The PinnacleNW 323°521 m3.3 mi
Mount TomSSW 210°519 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5819:4620:30
September equinox06:2918:0318:41
December solstice07:1515:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172028415362676658463525
Precip in3.73.44.14.63.95.04.24.03.85.64.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225044

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