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The Triad

The Triad, seen from above at true elevation

The Triad rises to 213 m in Maine. Cadillac Mountain stands 466 m to the north-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Day Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33151223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.32091, -68.23696

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town play ground: 1.4 mi
  • Seal Harbor Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Thuya Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Asticou Azalea Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Suminsby Park: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 21
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Roadside: 3.2 mi
  • Meadow: 3.2 mi
  • Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Heath: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 18
Lighthouses: 14
Springs: 8
  • Birch Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Maple Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Fern Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Sieur de Monts Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Bubble: 1.5 mi
  • Thunder Hole: 2.4 mi
  • Otter Cliffs Rock Climbing: 2.4 mi
  • High Hopes Lobster Boat: 5.0 mi
  • Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co.: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hadlock Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Man O War Waterfall: 3.9 mi
  • Duck Brook Waterfall: 4.9 mi
  • Ellsworth Falls: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Baxter The Lobster: 5.0 mi
  • Water Street Mural: 17.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Cathedral Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Double Arch: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Acadia National Park Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Thompson Island Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Long Cove: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of The Triad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cadillac MountainNNE 16°466 m2.3 mi
Sargent MountainNW 311°419 m2.4 mi
Dorr MountainNNE 24°387 m2.5 mi
Pemetic MountainNNW 337°380 m1.1 mi
Penobscot MountainWNW 299°360 m1.7 mi
Champlain MountainNE 46°323 m3.0 mi
Dike PeakNNE 28°321 m1.2 mi
Gilmore PeakWNW 300°316 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:0718:45
June solstice04:5019:3720:21
September equinox06:2117:5418:32
December solstice07:0615:0915:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633445564706962514030
Precip in4.53.84.95.24.54.33.33.44.25.95.95.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acadia NP, 4 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225050

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