Mount Katahdin. Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S.
state of Maine at 5,267 feet. Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Native Americans, which means The Greatest Mountain, it is located within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.
It is a steep, tall massif formed from a granite intrusion weathered to the surface. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those found in northern New England.
Katahdin was known to the Native Americans in the region, and was known to Europeans at least since 1689. It has inspired hikes, climbs, journal narratives, paintings, and a piano sonata.
The area around the peak was protected by Governor Percival Baxter starting in the 1930s. Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, and is located near a stretch known as the Hundred-Mile Wilderness. In 1967, Mount Katahdin was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The mountain is commonly called just Katahdin, though the official name is Mount Katahdin as decided by the US Board on Geographic Names in 1893. Katahdin is in Baxter State Park, which is in east central Piscataquis County, about 25 mi northwest of Millinocket. It is on the drainage divide between the East and West branches of the Penobscot River. The mountain massif itself consists of multiple peaks. Baxter Peak is the tallest, and is the o
state of Maine at 5,267 feet. Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Native Americans, which means The Greatest Mountain, it is located within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.
It is a steep, tall massif formed from a granite intrusion weathered to the surface. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those found in northern New England.
Katahdin was known to the Native Americans in the region, and was known to Europeans at least since 1689. It has inspired hikes, climbs, journal narratives, paintings, and a piano sonata.
The area around the peak was protected by Governor Percival Baxter starting in the 1930s. Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, and is located near a stretch known as the Hundred-Mile Wilderness. In 1967, Mount Katahdin was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The mountain is commonly called just Katahdin, though the official name is Mount Katahdin as decided by the US Board on Geographic Names in 1893. Katahdin is in Baxter State Park, which is in east central Piscataquis County, about 25 mi northwest of Millinocket. It is on the drainage divide between the East and West branches of the Penobscot River. The mountain massif itself consists of multiple peaks. Baxter Peak is the tallest, and is the o
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