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White Cap Mountain

White Cap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Cap Mountain rises to 1,109 m in Maine. Baker Mountain stands 1,063 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hay Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine. White Cap Mountain is flanked to the east by Hay Mountain, to the south by Big Spruce Mountain and to the southeast by Little Spruce Mountain. White Cap Mountain lies within the watershed of the Pleasant River, a tributary of the Piscataquis River, which drains into the Penobscot River, and into Penobscot Bay. The east side of White Cap drains into B Inlet Brook, then into B Pond, Guernsey Brook, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The north and northwest sides of White Cap drain into the West Branch Ponds, then into the West Branch of the Pleasant River. The south side of White Cap drains into Greenwood Brook, then into the West Branch of the Pleasant. The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the four-mile-long ridge of hills to the east, across the summit of White Cap.

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Wikidata Q7994516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1109 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.55477, -69.24616
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
  • Hays Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Billings Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Stair Falls: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Parks: 9
  • Davis Field: 17.1 mi
  • Sebec Lake Boat Access: 18.1 mi
  • Sebec Lake Public Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Greeley's Landing: 21.0 mi
  • Schoodic Lake Boat Access: 22.2 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Big Omaha Beach: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Abol Beach Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of White Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baker MountainW 279°1,063 m7.2 mi
Little Spruce MountainSE 130°980 m1.9 mi
Big Spencer MountainNNW 328°980 m18.0 mi
West PeakWSW 254°965 m2.5 mi
Lily Bay MountainWNW 285°963 m9.5 mi
Big Shanty MountainE 101°948 m2.5 mi
Big Spruce MountainS 181°944 m1.5 mi
Saddleback MountainESE 120°905 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1018:49
June solstice04:4919:4420:30
September equinox06:2517:5718:37
December solstice07:1515:0715:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141626385161666557453322
Precip in3.02.43.23.63.64.04.04.03.45.04.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Maine Forestry SVC, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358225659

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