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Thurston Mountain

Thurston Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thurston Mountain rises to 443 m in Maine. Plumbago Mountain stands 813 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Supply Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 8.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33151553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
443 m
Getting there

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Coordinates44.49534, -70.58201

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Water Supply Land: 0.6 mi
  • Glassface Mountain Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Water Supply Land: 2.0 mi
  • Irl Osborne Brown and Julia Gertrude Brown Memorial Forest: 4.3 mi
  • Mystery Mountain: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Rumford Public Boat Access: 1.8 mi
  • Hastings Landing: 1.9 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 3.7 mi
  • Concord Pond State Water Access: 3.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rumford Falls: 3.6 mi
  • The Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Angel Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Kees Falls: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Rumford Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • The Eiffel Tower of Paris, Maine: 19.6 mi
  • UMF Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 18.5 mi
  • Oxford County Fairground: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Thurston Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plumbago MountainWNW 289°813 m9.0 mi
Spruce MountainS 181°732 m6.0 mi
Black MountainNNW 336°715 m6.7 mi
Mount ZirconSE 141°677 m1.9 mi
Whitecap MountainNW 324°655 m6.5 mi
South Twin MountainNNW 348°655 m7.7 mi
North Twin MountainNNW 348°654 m8.4 mi
Black MountainESE 123°649 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5819:4720:31
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1615:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929425564696760473524
Precip in3.32.43.24.13.76.14.54.73.75.04.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 1 SSE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225111

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