Shaw Mountain
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 109 ft
- climb
- 1,457 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep
- best months
Shaw Mountain is a short out-and-back hike in Maine's Roaches CE, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. The route is about a mile long, with a high point of 1,457 feet and a total elevation gain of 109 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at about 0.4 miles in, and the trail is roughly 0.5 miles from the Shaw Mountain Cutoff, a cross-country ski route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station run to a high of 75°F and a low of 57°F, and September stays mild with highs around 66°F. That station sits about 420 feet lower than the high point, so temperatures on the summit run cooler. The hike takes about half an hour. The closest neighbors are the Shaw Mountain Cutoff and Dr. Wiggles Trail, both cross-country ski routes, and the Hinckley Cove Trail and Shaw Mountain Trail, which are hikes about a mile away.
Local outfitters
- Northeast Whitewater25 mi away
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Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Shaw Mountain
Best months: September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 5°
13 wet
Feb
25° / 7°
12 wet
Mar
34° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
46° / 29°
13 wet
May
62° / 41°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 51°
14 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
15 wet
Aug
74° / 56°
13 wet
Sep
66° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 37°
13 wet
Nov
39° / 26°
14 wet
Dec
28° / 15°
16 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Greenville Maine Forestry Svc, ME, 20.1 mi away at 1,037 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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