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Grand Pitch

Grand Pitch, seen from above at true elevation

Grand Pitch is a waterfall in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. The Traveler stands 1,079 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Seboeis River Gorge Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

cliff in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America; geonames ID = 4965595

Wikidata Q49468819, matched on coordinates and name (136 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.13004, -68.62944

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
  • Shin Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Mossy Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Sawtelle Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Godfrey Pitch: 2.8 mi
  • Grand Pitch: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Lunksoos Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 6
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 18.5 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
  • Merrill Millstream Park: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Grand Pitch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The TravelerWSW 249°1,079 m11.1 mi
Traveler MountainWSW 249°1,034 m11.1 mi
North Turner MountainSW 223°999 m15.0 mi
Peak of the RidgesWSW 251°982 m12.1 mi
North Traveler MountainW 259°958 m11.0 mi
South Turner MountainSW 219°871 m16.8 mi
North Pogy MountainWSW 248°855 m16.3 mi
South Pogy MountainWSW 245°822 m16.5 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, 10 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, under a mile 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/358220113

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