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West Mountain

West Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

West Mountain rises to 832 m in Maine. Elephant Mountain stands 1,150 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Maine, United States of America

Wikidata Q33153608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
832 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.72061, -70.57007

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 9.9 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 9.9 mi
  • Andover Common: 10.6 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 11.8 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Smalls falls: 9.9 mi
  • The Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 22.3 mi
  • King Spring: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 10.6 mi
  • Moose Cave: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 9.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of West Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant MountainWNW 288°1,150 m10.9 mi
Old Blue MountainW 281°1,091 m9.8 mi
Jackson MountainNE 40°1,088 m3.8 mi
Bemis MountainWNW 298°1,085 m11.0 mi
Little Jackson MountainNE 36°1,055 m2.9 mi
Mount BlueE 87°973 m11.2 mi
Tumbledown MountainNNE 27°939 m2.3 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakNNE 23°935 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:55
June solstice04:5719:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0318:42
December solstice07:1715:1716:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385260666456443321
Precip in3.42.73.54.54.45.44.84.34.05.94.54.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andover 2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225582

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