Western Head
Western Head rises to 36 m in Maine. Sawyer Mountain stands 148 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Duck Harbor Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. ACADIA SCENIC BYWAY passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33153701, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 36 m
How to reach it
- 28.9 mi off the Acadia Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rabbits Ear Island: 4.9 mi
- Doliver Island: 5.1 mi
- Fog Island: 7.0 mi
- Geary's Beach Town Park: 7.4 mi
- Narrows Town Park: 7.8 mi
- Duck Harbor Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Eastern Head: 1.8 mi
- Wentworth Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Jerusalem Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sharks Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Goss Beach: 2.5 mi
- Boom Beach: 2.6 mi
- Brimstone Beach: 6.0 mi
- Ledge Beach: 7.9 mi
- Head Harbor Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Isle au Haut Land Conservation Trust: 2.2 mi
- Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Nathan Island: 5.8 mi
- Pell Island: 6.1 mi
- Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum: 9.6 mi
- Deer Isle Granite Museum: 9.9 mi
- Salome Sellers House Museum: 13.2 mi
- North Haven Museum: 14.5 mi
- North Haven Historical Society: 14.5 mi
- Isle Au Haut Rural School: 4.4 mi
- Vinalhaven Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 13.3 mi
- House Foundation: 13.4 mi
- Store Foundation: 13.5 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 9.3 mi
- Sphere: 23.3 mi
- Lobster: 23.5 mi
- Seagull: 23.5 mi
- Puffin Wall: 23.5 mi
- Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
- Blue Hill Bay Light: 18.0 mi
- Keepers Quarters: 18.8 mi
- Bass Harbor Head Light: 21.3 mi
- Great Duck Island Light Station: 22.1 mi
- Negro Head: 5.8 mi
- High Head: 16.5 mi
- Gull Ledges: 21.5 mi
- Town of Isle au Haut -Beach: 2.2 mi
- Vinal Falls: 10.6 mi
- Farnsworth Sculpture Garden: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Western Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer Mountain | NNE 26° | 148 m | 3.7 mi |
| Caterpillar Mountain | N 359° | 148 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NNE 25° | 144 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jerusalem Mountain | NNE 30° | 127 m | 2.9 mi |
| Winche Mountain | N 351° | 92 m | 22.3 mi |
| Duck Harbor Mountain | NNE 13° | 80 m | 0.7 mi |
| Wentworth Mountain | NNE 22° | 78 m | 2.0 mi |
| Goose Pond Mountain | NE 53° | 74 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:38 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:56 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:12 | 16:00 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Rockport 1 NNW, 28 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Acadia National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358225615
Day trips start here
- Acadia National Park · 22 mi
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