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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 ...
Peaks in the state of Maine [1] [2] Mountain Peak Elevation Prominence Isolation Location County; Mount Abraham: 4,049 ft 1234 m: 899 ft 274 m: 4.11 mi 6.62 km Franklin: Agamenticus: 692 ft 211 m: 522 ft 159 m: 12.05 mi 19.4 km
Stacyville is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States, in the foothills of Mount Katahdin. The population was 380 at the 2020 census. [2] It achieved national prominence in 1939 when 12-year-old Donn Fendler was lost on Katahdin for nine days, before being found in Stacyville on July 25, 1939. He was found by a searcher by the name of ...
Millinocket is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,114 at the 2020 census. [2] Millinocket's economy has historically been centered on forest products and recreation, but the paper company closed in 2008. [3]
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.
Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot people in Wabanakik. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 152,199, [ 2 ] making it the third-most-populous county in Maine.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]