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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 .
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 ...
Fog off Mount Desert: 1850: Oil on board: 30.48 × 39.37 cm: Private collection Otter Creek, Mt. Desert: 1850: Oil on canvas: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts Beacon, off Mount Desert Island: 1851: Oil on canvas: 31 in × 46 in (790 mm × 1,170 mm) Private collection [4] New England Scenery: 1851: Oil on canvas
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, Baxter Peak 5,269 ft 1606 m: 4,288 ft 1307 m: 158.3 mi ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates)
Many of the state's highest peaks are located in the region, although the highest, Mount Katahdin, is not. The area is known for its crystal clear lakes and scenic hiking trails in the summer. Fall can also bring tourists who come to see the brilliant Autumn leaf color provided by the region's maple-dominated forestry. In the winter, skiing ...
An early document about this lake is the Large Crown Map from the 1764 Chadwick Survey by Joseph Chadwick, a surveyor for the British. Chadwick undertook a survey of the Penobscot River. The chain of lakes appears under the name "Bennedumcook" as a large lake in the Penobscot River above Quakish Lake. [4]
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