Grand Pitch
Grand Pitch is a waterfall in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 223 m. North Brother stands 1,235 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadleigh Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
Cliff in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States.
Wikidata Q49468820, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 223 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wadleigh Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Trout Brook Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Little Peaked Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Horse Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Big Peaked Mountain: 7.2 mi
- South Branch Falls: 6.1 mi
- Haskell Rock Pitch: 12.2 mi
- Pond Pitch: 13.0 mi
- Green Falls: 13.4 mi
- Grand Pitch: 13.6 mi
- SFMA Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Halfway Brook Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Scraggly Lake Public Reserved Land: 7.4 mi
- Big Reed Forest Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Marble Fen Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Seboeis River Gorge Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Oxbow Plantation Public Reserved Land: 23.0 mi
- Owls Head: 9.4 mi
- Snub Pitch: 12.5 mi
- Norway Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Table Land: 20.6 mi
- The Gateway: 21.3 mi
- Caribou Spring: 19.4 mi
- Thoreau Spring: 21.3 mi
- Baxter State Park: 20.1 mi
- Eagle Lake Tramway Drive Station: 22.7 mi
- Baxter Game Preserve: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Grand Pitch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Brother | S 189° | 1,235 m | 17.4 mi |
| Fort Mountain | S 187° | 1,171 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Traveler | SSE 156° | 1,079 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Brothers | S 190° | 1,048 m | 17.7 mi |
| Traveler Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,034 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mullen Mountain | S 188° | 1,034 m | 15.8 mi |
| North Turner Mountain | SSE 165° | 999 m | 16.7 mi |
| Peak of the Ridges | SSE 162° | 982 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:09 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 04:45 | 19:45 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:56 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:02 | 15:53 |
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, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9611630744
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