Spears Mountain

Spears 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 Spears 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 Spears Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.48230, -69.22504. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spears Mountain

• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~1 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~38 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~38 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spears Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spears Mountain

• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~83 km · Must-see
• Cadillac Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~101 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~103 km · Must-see
• Puzzle Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount David · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~114 km · Must-see

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