Moxie Falls
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Moxie Falls is a waterfall in Maine, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Coburn Mountain stands 1,055 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Moxie Falls Scenic Area, a park 0.2 miles away. OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Moxie Falls is a waterfall in Somerset County, Maine. At a vertical drop of over 90 feet (30 m) into a pool about 17 feet (5 m) deep, Moxie Falls is one of the highest falls in New England. The falls are part of Moxie Stream which flows from Moxie Pond into the Kennebec River approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) downstream the falls. Moxie Stream drains Moxie Pond approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) upstream of the falls. The hiking trail to Moxie Falls is approximately 1 mile with a boardwalk for viewing the falls at the end. There are several pools for swimming upstream of the falls.
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Wikidata Q6927506, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the OLD CANADA ROAD SCENIC BYWAY, National
- 15.7 mi off the MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC BYWAY
- 23.4 mi off the STATE ROUTE 27 SCENIC BYWAY
Named places within 25 miles
- Knights Pond Hill: 4.5 mi
- Wilson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mosquito Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Johns Hill: 5.3 mi
- Hedgehog Hill: 6.0 mi
- Moxie Gore Public Reserved Land: 1.2 mi
- The Forks Plantation N Public Reserved Land: 1.6 mi
- West Forks SW Public Reserved Land: 4.7 mi
- West Forks NE Public Reserved Land: 5.2 mi
- West Forks Central Public Reserved Land: 5.3 mi
- Northeast Whitewater: 16.7 mi
- Flagstaff Ledge House: 18.8 mi
- Flagstaff Fud Taylor Farm: 19.0 mi
- Flagstaff Round Barn Farm: 19.7 mi
- Flagstaff Roy Parsons Farm: 20.0 mi
- Cold Stream Falls: 8.5 mi
- Grand Falls: 14.6 mi
- Long Falls: 15.9 mi
- Austinm Stream Falls: 17.0 mi
- Houston Brook Falls: 20.1 mi
- Moxie Falls Scenic Area: 0.2 mi
- Doe Pond Access: 20.2 mi
- Quimby Field: 21.4 mi
- The Forks Rest Area: 2.3 mi
- Parlin Pond Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Attean View Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Center for Moosehead History - Moosehead Historical Society: 17.9 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 18.0 mi
- Moosehead Marine Museum: 18.1 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Big Wilson Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Halfway Yurt Vista: 17.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Spring water: 20.8 mi
- Riverside Beach: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Moxie Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coburn Mountain | NW 309° | 1,055 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Moose Mountain | NE 52° | 967 m | 13.8 mi |
| Moxie Mountain | S 169° | 893 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bean Brook Mountain | NW 321° | 815 m | 15.3 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | NW 306° | 811 m | 9.4 mi |
| Granny Cap | WNW 281° | 806 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 284° | 770 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 132° | 758 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:47 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:00 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:11 | 16:00 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Falls DAM, 16 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb, Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2,533 | 2,719 | 2,469 | 3,063 | 4,640 | 3,293 | 2,631 | 2,365 | 2,275 | 2,033 | 1,950 | 2,254 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/364707975
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