West Peak
West Peak rises to 965 m in Maine. White Cap Mountain stands 1,109 m to the east-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf Hagas-Whitecap, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33153635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 965 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 25.3 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gulf Hagas Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hay Mountain: 1.3 mi
- White Cap Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Big Spruce Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Little Spruce Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 1.0 mi
- Beaver Cove Public Reserved Land: 2.6 mi
- Baker Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Gulf Hagas-Whitecap: 4.9 mi
- Bowdoin College Grant W Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
- Billings Falls: 4.1 mi
- Stair Falls: 4.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hays Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Screw Auger Falls: 4.3 mi
- Sebec Lake Boat Access: 16.9 mi
- Davis Field: 18.0 mi
- Sebec Lake Public Beach: 20.5 mi
- Greeley's Landing: 20.5 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 22.3 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 15.4 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 15.5 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 15.6 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 23.5 mi
- Old Blacksmith Shop Museum: 24.1 mi
- The Jaws: 4.4 mi
- Barren Slide: 10.4 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 14.0 mi
- Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site: 9.1 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 18.8 mi
- Blacksmith Shop Museum: 23.7 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 23.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 23.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Cap Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,109 m | 2.5 mi |
| Baker Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,063 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Spruce Mountain | E 98° | 980 m | 3.9 mi |
| Big Spencer Mountain | NNW 336° | 980 m | 17.4 mi |
| Lily Bay Mountain | WNW 295° | 963 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Shanty Mountain | E 88° | 948 m | 4.9 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | ESE 110° | 944 m | 2.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ESE 108° | 905 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 19:45 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:07 | 15:57 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225587
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