Godfrey Pitch
Godfrey Pitch is a waterfall in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 173 m. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawtelle Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
cliff in Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Wikidata Q34871652, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 173 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hay Brook Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Roberts Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Snowshoe Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Hay Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Sawtelle Falls: 1.6 mi
- Shin Falls: 2.3 mi
- Grand Pitch: 2.8 mi
- Mossy Falls: 4.1 mi
- Haskell Rock Pitch: 9.5 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 8.2 mi
- Mount Chase State Forest: 9.6 mi
- Moro Plantation W Public Reserved Land: 13.4 mi
- Owls Head: 7.1 mi
- Snub Pitch: 17.9 mi
- The Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Norway Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Windey Pitch: 22.9 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- SFMA Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Lunksoos Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 14.3 mi
- Town of Patten Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
- Merrill Millstream Park: 22.0 mi
- Patten Academy Monument & Bell: 14.6 mi
- Baxter State Park: 20.6 mi
- Caribou Spring: 22.4 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 24.0 mi
- Patten Lumbermans Museum: 14.3 mi
- Individual Flower Gardens: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Godfrey Pitch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler | WSW 237° | 1,079 m | 12.5 mi |
| Traveler Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,034 m | 12.5 mi |
| North Turner Mountain | SW 217° | 999 m | 17.2 mi |
| Peak of the Ridges | WSW 240° | 982 m | 13.4 mi |
| North Traveler Mountain | WSW 246° | 958 m | 12.0 mi |
| North Pogy Mountain | WSW 240° | 855 m | 17.7 mi |
| South Pogy Mountain | WSW 237° | 822 m | 18.0 mi |
| South Branch Mountain | WSW 248° | 800 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:07 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:44 | 19:44 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 17:55 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:01 | 15:52 |
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 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Patten 2, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 217 | 146 | 268 | 1,091 | 573 | 221 | 124 | 102 | 116 | 220 | 339 | 373 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Seboeis River near Shin Pond, Maine, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358220022
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