Snow Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)
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Snow Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 5 mi (8 km) from the Canada–United States border.[3] Snow Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Bag Pond Mountain, and to the southeast by Round Mountain.
| Snow Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Snow Mountain as seen from Piopolis, Quebec | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,960 ft (1,210 m) |
| Prominence | 2,329 ft (710 m)[1] |
| Listing | New England Fifty Finest #24 New England 100 Highest #70 |
| Coordinates | 45°17′29″N 70°42′34″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Snow Mountain | |
| Topo map | USGS Chain of Ponds |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking trail |
The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Indian Stream, then into Chain of Ponds, the North Branch of the Dead River, Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River, the Kennebec River, and into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Snow Mountain drains into Little Alder Stream, then into Alder Stream, and the North Branch of the Dead River. The north side of Snow Mountain drains into Big Island Pond, then into the Kennebago River, and the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River.
| Climate data for Snow Mountain (ME) 45.2923 N, 70.7110 W, Elevation: 3,720 ft (1,134 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 14.6 (−9.7) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
40.1 (4.5) |
54.0 (12.2) |
63.2 (17.3) |
67.8 (19.9) |
66.3 (19.1) |
59.7 (15.4) |
46.4 (8.0) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
42.1 (5.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 7.0 (−13.9) |
8.7 (−12.9) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
45.4 (7.4) |
54.7 (12.6) |
59.4 (15.2) |
57.8 (14.3) |
50.8 (10.4) |
37.6 (3.1) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
34.0 (1.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −0.5 (−18.1) |
1.0 (−17.2) |
10.8 (−11.8) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
36.8 (2.7) |
46.3 (7.9) |
50.9 (10.5) |
49.3 (9.6) |
41.8 (5.4) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
3.9 (−15.6) |
26.0 (−3.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.16 (131) |
3.96 (101) |
3.84 (98) |
4.12 (105) |
5.79 (147) |
7.80 (198) |
6.45 (164) |
6.94 (176) |
4.79 (122) |
6.12 (155) |
4.43 (113) |
4.94 (125) |
64.34 (1,635) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] | |||||||||||||
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