Sylvester Hill — Summits 33.9 Miles NE of Chapman Inn

Within Franklin County, Maine, on the USGS Phillips quadrangle, the summit known as Sylvester Hill sits 33.9 miles northeast of Chapman Inn.

Wikidata short description: “mountain in United States of America”

Landmark Profile

Classification & USGS reference

Within Franklin County, Maine, the U.S. Geological Survey lists Sylvester Hill as a summit on the Phillips topographic quadrangle (FIPS 23/007), under Feature ID 576626. Last revised by the Board on Geographic Names on 07/23/2022.

Coordinates & physical setting

Other summits in Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County, ME contains 129 summits catalogued in the USGS Geographic Names Information System, counting Sylvester Hill itself. The ones closest to Sylvester Hill:

Features on the USGS Phillips Quadrangle

The Phillips 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle holds 12 catalogued natural features alongside Sylvester Hill. A sampling nearest to this location:

Visiting from Chapman Inn

Distance, bearing & drive time

Follow the compass bearing NE out of Bethel for 33.9 miles (northeast) and you reach Sylvester Hill; at typical rural speeds the trip runs roughly 58 minutes.

Best time to visit

Accessible May through November in most years. Being this far north (lat 44.768°), first snows typically arrive by mid-October and linger into early May — narrow the window accordingly. At 33.9 miles from the Inn, block the full day — sunrise start, late return, packed meals. Conditions at Sylvester Hill track the nearby Mount Blue Pond lake (0.4 mi away) closely — if that is runnable, so is this.

Nearest features to Sylvester Hill

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