Varnum Mountain
Varnum Mountain rises to 525 m in Maine. Mount Blue stands 973 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33152877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 22.4 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 28.0 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 28.3 mi off the Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 28 mi
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dean Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Old Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Derby Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Crockett Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Center Hill: 2.5 mi
- Foothills Land Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Lot Public Reserved Land: 4.1 mi
- Chandler Hill Conservation Easement: 4.8 mi
- Village Woods: 6.1 mi
- Flint Woods: 6.3 mi
- Kineowatha Park: 4.6 mi
- Bishop Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Bass Park: 5.1 mi
- Walton's Mill Park: 5.3 mi
- Village View Park: 5.4 mi
- Those Who Served Us Obelisk: 6.1 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 6.1 mi
- Honor Roll Monument: 6.1 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- war memorial: 17.6 mi
- Red Schoolhouse: 6.0 mi
- State of Maine Ski Museum: 6.1 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 12.2 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 12.7 mi
- The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center: 17.3 mi
- Leaf Sculpture: 6.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox: 15.6 mi
- Fisher Man: 17.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 21.7 mi
- The Falls: 10.6 mi
- Rumford Falls: 15.5 mi
- Smalls falls: 18.5 mi
- Angel Falls: 23.2 mi
- Light of the World Cross: 17.6 mi
- Lebanon Masonic Lodge 116: 22.6 mi
- North Anson Toll Bridge Pylon: 24.6 mi
- Lexington Historical Society: 24.7 mi
- Rome Town Beach: 20.7 mi
- Richardson's Beach: 22.7 mi
- Stinchfield Beach: 23.6 mi
- Town Beach: 24.1 mi
- UMF Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Rumford Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Middle School Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Pauls Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Whittemore Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Shagg Crag: 19.7 mi
- Coos Canyon Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Mt Zircon Spring: 18.4 mi
- Smalls Falls: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Varnum Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Blue | NNW 327° | 973 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | WSW 247° | 784 m | 4.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 341° | 784 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NW 322° | 755 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 263° | 717 m | 3.8 mi |
| Day Mountain | N 8° | 641 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kinneys Head | WNW 293° | 639 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gleason Mountain | NW 308° | 633 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 19:46 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:16 | 16:04 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225398
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