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Haskell Rock Pitch

Haskell Rock Pitch, seen from above at true elevation

Haskell Rock Pitch is a waterfall in Maine, at a recorded elevation of 175 m. Baxter Peak stands 1,605 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Pitch, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY passes 3.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.07291, -68.76433

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Pond Pitch: 0.8 mi
  • Grand Pitch: 1.4 mi
  • The Hulling Machine: 2.0 mi
  • Norway Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Mossy Falls: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Trout Brook Crossing Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Katahdin Lake Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Burnt Mountain Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • SFMA Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Dwelley Pond Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Baxter Game Preserve: 11.1 mi
  • Patten Lumbermans Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Town of Patten Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
  • Whetstone Falls Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Long Beach, Lower Togue Pond, Baxter State Park, Millinocket, Maine, USA: 18.3 mi
  • Big Omaha Beach: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Individual Flower Gardens: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Haskell Rock Pitch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baxter PeakSSW 213°1,605 m13.9 mi
South PeakSSW 212°1,603 m13.9 mi
PamolaSSW 211°1,495 m13.4 mi
Chimney PeakSSW 211°1,491 m13.4 mi
Hamlin PeakSW 217°1,446 m12.9 mi
Howe PeaksSW 219°1,416 m12.4 mi
North BrotherSW 233°1,235 m13.3 mi
Fort MountainSW 233°1,171 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0818:48
June solstice04:4519:4420:30
September equinox06:2317:5518:35
December solstice07:1515:0215:53

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, 13 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, 8 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/4371060353

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