Abol Falls
Abol Falls is a waterfall in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Abol Beach Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 5'
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Moosehead Lake Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Abol Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Rum Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Sentinel Mountain: 5.6 mi
- The Owl: 5.7 mi
- South Peak: 5.7 mi
- Nesowadnehunk Falls: 3.3 mi
- Big Niagara Falls: 4.5 mi
- Little Niagara Falls: 4.7 mi
- Katahdin Falls: 4.8 mi
- Tumbledown Dick Falls: 9.4 mi
- Abol Beach Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Togue Pond Beach: 3.9 mi
- Rum Brook Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Foster Field Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Slide Dam Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Swimmin' Hole: 16.7 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 16.7 mi
- Katahdin Pride Park: 16.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail: 7.2 mi
- Nahmakanta Public Reserved Land: 14.7 mi
- Wassataquoik Public Reserved Land: 17.2 mi
- Shawtown Public Reserved Land: 18.4 mi
- Big Spencer Ecological Reserve: 22.4 mi
- Baxter State Park: 8.3 mi
- Millinocket Veterans Memorial: 17.3 mi
- World Wars Memorial: 17.7 mi
- Little Italy Veterans: 17.7 mi
- Rev Joseph D. Quinn: 17.8 mi
- The Gateway: 4.9 mi
- Table Land: 5.8 mi
- Windey Pitch: 6.7 mi
- Snub Pitch: 13.8 mi
- Chesuncook Lake Boom House: 13.4 mi
- Antique Snowmobile Museum: 15.6 mi
- Millinocket Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- Big Omaha Beach: 4.3 mi
- Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 5.3 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 5.1 mi
- Caribou Spring: 7.0 mi
- Grindstone Falls Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Dolby Flowage: 20.3 mi
- Pockwockamus Rock: 4.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Abol Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Peak | NNE 22° | 1,605 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Peak | NNE 25° | 1,603 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pamola | NNE 28° | 1,495 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNE 28° | 1,491 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hamlin Peak | NNE 16° | 1,446 m | 6.9 mi |
| Howe Peaks | NNE 15° | 1,416 m | 7.6 mi |
| North Brother | N 354° | 1,235 m | 9.0 mi |
| South Brother | NNW 348° | 1,208 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:47 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:04 | 15:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millinocket, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8475958073
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