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White Cap Mountain

White Cap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Cap Mountain rises to 1,166 m in Maine. Snow Mountain stands 1,198 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennebago Divide, a peak 0.9 miles away. STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the Canada–US border with Québec. White Cap Mountain is flanked to the south by Kennebago Divide Mountain. White Cap Mountain stands within the watershed of the upper Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and then into the Gulf of Maine. The north face of White Cap Mountain drains via a stream into the Kennebago River, then into Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River. The southeast end of White Cap drains into Bear Brook, and then into the Kennebago River. The southwest side of White Cap drains into Porter Brook, then into the Cupsuptic River and Cupsuptic Lake.

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Wikidata Q7994515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1166 m
Getting there

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Coordinates45.23588, -70.81840

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 52
Attractions: 27
  • Flagstaff Cox Farm: 18.0 mi
  • Flagstaff Wing Community: 18.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Ellsworth Farm: 18.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Albert White Farm: 18.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Pat Taylor Farm: 19.1 mi
Parks: 8
  • Birch Island Wilderness Camping: 16.6 mi
  • Scotts Bog Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
  • Georges D. Roberts Park: 18.8 mi
  • Oquossoc Town Park: 18.8 mi
  • Hunter Cove Water Access: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sarampus Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Shadagee Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Garfield Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Little Hellgate: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • King Spring: 16.0 mi
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Second Connecticut Lake Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gnome Home Roam Village Square: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of White Cap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow MountainNE 54°1,198 m6.6 mi
East Kennebago MountainSE 127°1,153 m13.2 mi
Kennebago DivideS 170°1,151 m0.9 mi
Snow MountainS 185°1,139 m4.6 mi
West Kennebago MountainS 179°1,130 m8.9 mi
Rump MountainW 260°1,114 m12.1 mi
Boil MountainE 83°1,084 m4.0 mi
Twin MountainsS 183°1,062 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:56
June solstice04:5619:5020:35
September equinox06:3118:0418:43
December solstice07:2015:1516:04

Local time (America/Toronto).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375059646255433120
Precip in2.62.42.83.43.84.84.03.53.44.33.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eustis, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 578344 — White Cap Mountain, Franklin County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358225657

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