West Peak
West Peak rises to 1,222 m in Maine. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 1,319 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bigelow, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Somerset County, Maine, United States of America
Wikidata Q33153660, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1222 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
- 14.9 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 21.3 mi off the RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shelton Noyes Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
- Robbins Hill Scenic Area · 29 mi
- Height of Land Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bigelow: 0.0 mi
- Avery Peak: 0.6 mi
- South Peak: 1.7 mi
- The Horns: 1.7 mi
- North Peak: 1.7 mi
- Carrabassett Valley Public Lot: 4.4 mi
- Flagstaff Township Public Reserved Land: 5.0 mi
- Wyman Township Public Reserved Land: 5.1 mi
- Flagstaff Township Public Reserved Land: 5.6 mi
- Flagstaff Township Public Reserved Land: 6.2 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 2.7 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 3.0 mi
- Flagstaff J.P. Morgan Farm: 4.0 mi
- Flagstaff Glen Viles Place: 4.1 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 4.2 mi
- Blanchard Park: 7.1 mi
- Kingfield Town Park: 14.7 mi
- Freeman Ridge Bike Park: 15.9 mi
- Carrabassett River Access: 17.0 mi
- Perham Stream Birding Trail: 17.1 mi
- Long Falls: 7.0 mi
- Grand Falls: 10.9 mi
- Shadagee Falls: 15.9 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
- Sarampus Falls: 18.7 mi
- Madrid Village Schoolhouse: 21.3 mi
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: 21.9 mi
- Phillips Historical Society Museum: 22.5 mi
- Wilhelm Reich Museum: 23.7 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 7.3 mi
- Smalls Falls: 22.8 mi
- Parsons School: 19.4 mi
- Strong Veterans Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Flagstaff: 3.4 mi
- Riverside Beach: 5.9 mi
- Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 18.7 mi
- Spring water: 19.7 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 189° | 1,319 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crocker Mountain | SW 214° | 1,279 m | 8.3 mi |
| Avery Peak | E 91° | 1,234 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Abraham | S 189° | 1,230 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Crocker Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,228 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Bigelow | ENE 75° | 1,227 m | 0.0 mi |
| Spaulding Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,219 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Redington | SSW 210° | 1,214 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:15 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 04:55 | 19:47 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:13 | 16:02 |
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 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 578186 — West Peak, Somerset County, Maine.
OpenStreetMap element node/358225586
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