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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 completed Iron Horse Regional Trail will span the distance from Livermore to Suisun Bay in Contra Costa County, a distance of 55 miles, connecting two counties and 12 cities. John Muir Trail: 211 340 California Sierra Nevada: Yosemite Valley: Mount Whitney: Katy Trail: 240 386 Missouri: crosses the state Kekekabic Trail: 41 66
Map of the system with trail logos Each national scenic and historic trail has a rounded triangle logo used to mark its route and significant points. [1]The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the ...
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. Since it rises nearly 500 feet (150 m) above the col joining it to the higher Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak qualifies as a four-thousand footer based on the topographic prominence criterion used by the ...
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 ...
Lost on a Mountain in Maine (ISBN 0-688-11573-X) is a book written by Donn Fendler depicting his travel through the wilderness on Mt. Katahdin in Maine.Originally published in 1978, the book is written from his perspective as a young boy, Fendler told of his experience, from suffering hallucinations due to fatigue and hunger, as well as losing most of his clothing (including his trousers and ...
Military Ridge State Trail runs over a portion of its alignment. An actual 123-foot (37 m) segment of the road in its original state is also preserved in Fond du Lac County, [ 11 ] It is located on farmland purchased by Albert and Martha Raube in 1911; Raube Road was listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
A sandstone outcrop on the flanks of Mount Pisgah. Wildcat Mountain State Park lies within the Driftless Area. This is an area of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois that was not covered by glaciers in the Last Ice Age. [3] The term "driftless" indicates a lack of glacial drift, the material left behind by retreating continental glaciers.