Traveler Mountain
Traveler Mountain rises to 1,034 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Traveler, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Traveler Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine, in Baxter State Park. The Traveler, is the eighth-most prominent in Maine. Subsidiary peaks include the Peak of the Ridges 3,225 ft (983 m) North and South Traveler Mountain 3,144 ft (958 m) and 2,677 ft (816 m), respectively. The Traveler stands within the watershed of the Penobscot River, which drains into Penobscot Bay on the coast of Maine. The east side of the Traveler drains into the East Branch of the Penobscot River. The north and west sides of the Traveler drain by several brooks into Trout Brook, then into Grand Lake Matagamon, the source of the East Branch of the Penobscot. The south side of the Traveler drains into the Pogy Brook, then into Wassataquoik Stream and the East Branch. The Traveler was named by loggers using the East Branch of the Penobscot River. As any distant object will appear to do, it seemed to move along with them as they went down river. Upper and Lower South Branch Ponds are at the western base of the Traveler. Three ridges descend the western slopes of the mountain and provide access to the summit. These ridges are from North to South: North Traveler Ridge, Center Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge. North Traveler Ridge of course leads to the Northern summit. The other two ridges begin near the thoroughfare between the two ponds and proceed up to the peak of the ridges 3,225 ft (983 m). Both routes then merge on the way from the Peak of the Ridges to the summit of the Traveler.
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Wikidata Q7835984, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1034 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Traveler: 0.0 mi
- Peak of the Ridges: 1.1 mi
- South Traveler Mountain: 1.8 mi
- North Traveler Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Haskell Rock Pitch: 3.9 mi
- Pond Pitch: 4.4 mi
- South Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Norway Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wassataquoik Grand Falls: 4.8 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- SFMA Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 10.9 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 16.6 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 16.8 mi
- Snub Pitch: 5.4 mi
- Table Land: 12.2 mi
- Owls Head: 12.5 mi
- The Gateway: 13.2 mi
- Windey Pitch: 13.4 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 18.1 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 19.5 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 19.8 mi
- Baxter State Park: 10.6 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 19.8 mi
- Caribou Spring: 11.0 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 12.9 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 17.7 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 21.6 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 19.5 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 22.8 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 19.1 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Traveler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | SSW 197° | 1,605 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Peak | SSW 196° | 1,603 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pamola | SSW 194° | 1,495 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SSW 194° | 1,491 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | SSW 201° | 1,446 m | 11.0 mi |
| Howe Peaks | SSW 202° | 1,416 m | 10.4 mi |
| North Brother | SW 220° | 1,235 m | 10.5 mi |
| South Brother | SW 220° | 1,208 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:44 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:03 | 15:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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