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Whitecap Mountain

Whitecap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Whitecap Mountain rises to 655 m in Maine. Puzzle Mountain stands 953 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. RANGELEY LAKES SCENIC BYWAY passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33153900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
655 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.57145, -70.66007

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Emma's Easement at Farmers Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Water Supply Lands: 2.9 mi
  • Irl Osborne Brown and Julia Gertrude Brown Memorial Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Glassface Mountain Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Mystery Mountain: 4.7 mi
Parks: 55
  • Hastings Landing: 4.7 mi
  • Mexico Rec Park: 4.9 mi
  • Stephens High School Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Strathglass Park: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Green: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Rumford Falls: 6.2 mi
  • The Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Screw Auger Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Angel Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Smalls falls: 21.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mt Zircon Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Mountain fountain: 16.7 mi
  • Cooper Spring: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Rumford Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Middle School Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Coos Canyon Rest Area: 10.4 mi
  • Snow Falls Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Moose Cave: 13.6 mi
  • Light of the World Cross: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gilead Picnic Ground: 19.6 mi
  • Smalls Falls: 21.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Greenwood Town Beach: 13.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Whitecap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Puzzle MountainWSW 255°953 m6.5 mi
Long MountainW 280°918 m7.9 mi
Black MountainWNW 287°830 m9.9 mi
Plumbago MountainWSW 244°813 m5.2 mi
Walker MountainNNE 30°809 m10.1 mi
Little Puzzle MountainW 264°782 m5.6 mi
Spruce MountainNE 46°771 m9.6 mi
Record HillN 9°737 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1718:55
June solstice04:5819:4720:32
September equinox06:3018:0418:42
December solstice07:1715:1816:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827415363676658463524
Precip in3.22.83.34.23.74.74.14.23.65.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rumford 6SW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 578377 — Whitecap Mountain, Oxford County, Maine.

OpenStreetMap element node/358225682

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