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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.
Baxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park in Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County in north-central Maine, United States.It is in the North Maine Woods region and borders the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on the east.
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 ...
When Baxter was governor he donated to the people of Maine a large parcel of forest land which became Baxter State Park. He said "Man is born to die. His works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, and wealth vanishes, but Katahdin in all its glory forever shall remain the mountain of the people of Maine." [citation needed]
This is a list of mountains in the state of Maine. ... Mount Katahdin, Baxter Peak 5,269 ft 1606 m: 4,288 ft ... Mount Katahdin, Hamlin Peak: 4,757 ft 1450 m: 499 ft
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.
Aroostook State Park: Aroostook: Presque Isle: 898 363 1938 Echo Lake Swimming, hiking, camping Baxter State Park: Piscataquis: 209,501 84,782 1931 Hiking on Mount Katahdin: Birch Point State Park: Knox: Owls Head: 62 25 1999 Penobscot Bay: Pocket beach Bradbury Mountain State Park: Cumberland: Pownal: 730 300 1939 Mountain biking Camden Hills ...
In 1920, eventual Governor Percival P. Baxter participated in an expedition to the top of Mount Katahdin to investigate its potential as a national park. Later in life, he would personally buy tracks of land and established Baxter State Park. [45] U.S. Representative Owen Brewster introduced legislation for a Mt. Katahdin National Park in 1937 ...