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Whale Back Mountain

Whale Back Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Whale Back Mountain rises to 620 m in Maine. Elephant Mountain stands 1,150 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Coos Canyon Rest Area, a rest area 1.3 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33153768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
620 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.72256, -70.60479

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Andover Common: 9.3 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 10.3 mi
  • Smalls Falls Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
  • Sandy River Ponds Public Boat Access: 12.1 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Smalls falls: 10.4 mi
  • The Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Rumford Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 20.8 mi
  • King Spring: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Light of the World Cross: 11.2 mi
  • Moose Cave: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Smalls Falls: 10.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Whale Back Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elephant MountainWNW 290°1,150 m9.3 mi
Old Blue MountainWNW 282°1,091 m8.1 mi
Jackson MountainENE 56°1,088 m5.0 mi
Bemis MountainWNW 302°1,085 m9.4 mi
Little Jackson MountainENE 57°1,055 m4.0 mi
Beaver MountainN 351°955 m11.1 mi
Tumbledown MountainNE 55°939 m3.3 mi
Tumbledown Southwest PeakNE 55°935 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1618:55
June solstice04:5819:4720:32
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225631

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