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Wheeler Mountain

Wheeler Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wheeler Mountain rises to 969 m in Maine. Goose Eye Mountain stands 1,132 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. PEQUAWKET TRAIL SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33153809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
969 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.44867, -70.90896

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Black Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Oz: 0.8 mi
  • Jordan Bowl: 1.0 mi
  • Aurora Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Spruce Peak: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Bingham Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Robinson Peak Conservation Easement: 3.1 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest: 3.1 mi
  • Bethel Community Forest West: 3.2 mi
  • Williamson Family Tree Farm Conservation Easement: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • Angevine Park: 3.9 mi
  • Davis Park: 6.4 mi
  • Veteran’s Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bethel Common: 6.6 mi
  • Moran's Landing: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Kees Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Mad River Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Hermit Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Brickett Falls: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 4.9 mi
  • P6: 16.0 mi
  • P10: 16.0 mi
  • P5: 16.0 mi
  • P9: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 6
  • Mountain fountain: 11.8 mi
  • Deer Hill Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Peabody Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Spaulding Spring: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Pleasant Point Town Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Gage Rice Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Keoka Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laura Lee Viger Community Gardens: 13.5 mi
  • Rumford Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 20.9 mi
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Wheeler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose Eye MountainNW 310°1,132 m5.8 mi
North PeakNW 320°1,111 m6.1 mi
Mount CarloWNW 300°1,086 m5.6 mi
Mount SuccessWNW 284°1,086 m6.6 mi
Fulling Mill MountainNNW 330°1,046 m7.0 mi
Mahoosuc MountainNNW 331°1,037 m7.9 mi
South PeakNNW 328°1,027 m6.6 mi
Sunday River WhitecapN 5°1,008 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0019:4820:33
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1815:1916:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182129425463686759473625
Precip in3.73.13.54.33.85.34.65.03.85.34.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethel 6 SSE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 581264 — Wheeler Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358226895

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