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The park was established by 28 donations of land, in trust, from park donor Percival P. Baxter between the years of 1931 and 1962, eventually creating a park of over 200,000 acres (809 km 2) in size. Baxter Park is not part of the Maine State Park system .
Mount Katahdin (/ k ə ˈ t ɑː d ɪ n / kə-TAH-din) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet (1,606 m). Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", [3] by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.
The sign at the entrance of Camp Phoenix. Camp Phoenix is a sixteen acre plot of land located within the center of Baxter State Park in Northeast Piscataquis, Maine, U.S.It contains fifteen 500 sq ft camps and one main lodge (19 condos total) and is only accessed by the perimeter road at Baxter (20 miles from both the North and South entrance).
Baxter State Park, Maine. Baxter State Park is almost 210,000 acres in size (Getty Images) Maine’s Baxter State Park showcases some of the state’s most mesmerising natural beauty, from Mount ...
Mount Katahdin, photographed from the park. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is a U.S. national monument spanning 87,563 acres (137 sq mi) of mountains and forestland in northern Penobscot County, Maine, including a section of the East Branch Penobscot River. [1] The monument is located on the eastern border of Maine's Baxter State ...
Hamlin Peak is a 4,756-foot (1,450 m) mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine. [3] Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater Mount Katahdin massif and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks.
Mount Coe is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine, within Baxter State Park, about 5.5 mi (9 km) northwest of Mount Katahdin. Mt. Coe is flanked to the northeast by South Brother, and to the southwest by Mount O-J-I. The Mount Coe trail starts at Slide Dam on Newsowdnehunk Stream east bank at around 1,190 ft (360 m).
North Brother is a mountain located in Baxter State Park, Piscataquis County, Maine. [3] North Brother is flanked to the northeast by Fort Mountain, and to the southwest by South Brother; collectively the two are called "The Brothers."