Katahdin Maine

Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet. Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is 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 faun…
Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet. Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is 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, with the summit hosting fragile and endangered alpine tundra.
  • Elevation: 5,270 ft (1,610 m)
  • Location: Northeast Piscataquis · Piscataquis County, Maine, U.S.
  • Prominence: 4,288 ft (1,307 m)
  • Listing: North America isolated peaks 78th · U.S. state high point 22nd · New England Fifty Finest 2nd · New England 4000-footers
  • Parent range: Appalachian Mountains
  • Topo map: USGS Mount Katahdin
  • Age of rock: Devonian, Acadian orogeny

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