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Godfrey Pitch

Godfrey Pitch, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates46.17101, -68.62597

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
Parks: 6
  • 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
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerWSW 237°1,079 m12.5 mi
Traveler MountainWSW 237°1,034 m12.5 mi
North Turner MountainSW 217°999 m17.2 mi
Peak of the RidgesWSW 240°982 m13.4 mi
North Traveler MountainWSW 246°958 m12.0 mi
North Pogy MountainWSW 240°855 m17.7 mi
South Pogy MountainWSW 237°822 m18.0 mi
South Branch MountainWSW 248°800 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0718:47
June solstice04:4419:4420:30
September equinox06:2217:5518:34
December solstice07:1515:0115:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625385160666456443321

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2171462681,091573221124102116220339373

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358220022

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