It’s time for two September perspectives of the south face of that big, forested mound – that almost-a-mountain – that is officially named Blue Hill. Above, you’re looking roughly northeast at it over a rural landscape at mid-day. (See if you can find two totally disinterested horses.) Below, you’re looking virtually due north over Blue Hill Bay at low-tide on the same day:
The 934-to-940-foot high forested mound was called Blue Hill when mounds had to be at least 1000 feet tall to be called a mountain. That height standard has been abandoned and some people and institutions now call this Maine mound a mountain. But they have to call it “Blue Hill Mountain,” which seems as self-contradictory as calling someone a “boy man.”
Nonetheless, the mound called Blue Hill has nice hiking trails and views, especially in the fall. (Images taken in Blue Hill, Maine, on September 26, 2025.)