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Wadleigh Mountain

Wadleigh Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wadleigh Mountain rises to 561 m in Maine. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Female Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33153051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
561 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.72537, -69.20178

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 22
  • Upper Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Tumbledown Dick Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Cooper Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Nesowadnehunk Falls: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Parks: 10
  • Little Claw Campsite: 18.3 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 20.8 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 21.9 mi
  • Moosehead Lake East Shore Boating Access: 22.9 mi
  • Swimmin' Hole: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Foster Field Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Togue Pond Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Slide Dam Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Rum Brook Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Big Omaha Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 17.7 mi
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Wadleigh Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakNE 47°1,605 m18.3 mi
South PeakNE 48°1,603 m18.4 mi
South BrotherNNE 32°1,208 m17.9 mi
Mount CoeNNE 33°1,146 m17.1 mi
Barren MountainNE 38°1,116 m17.1 mi
White Cap MountainS 190°1,109 m12.0 mi
The OwlNE 43°1,104 m17.3 mi
Baker MountainSW 221°1,063 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4819:4520:31
September equinox06:2417:5718:36
December solstice07:1515:0615:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626405363686759463523
Precip in3.12.73.13.73.74.24.44.13.94.73.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225428

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