Derry Mountain

Derry Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Derry Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Derry Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.27813, -69.03115. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Derry Mountain

• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~24 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Derry Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Derry Mountain

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~99 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~103 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~105 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~114 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~114 km · Must-see

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