Elevation

5,268 ft / 1,606 m

#1 in Maine

#31,329 in United States

Prominence

4,290 ft / 1,308 m

#1 in Maine

#147 in United States

Summits

352 summits

#1 in Maine

#37 in United States

Top climbing months

July   27%

August   23%

September  16%

Most climbed route

Hunt Trail

Highlights

  • Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in Maine.
  • Named Katahdin by the Penobscot Indians, the term means "The Greatest Mountain".
  • Katahdin is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park, an area around the peak formed by Governor Percival Baxter in the 1930s.
  • Katahdin is most famous as being the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, located at the end of a stretch of the trail known as the Hundred-Mile Wilderness.
  • It's summit is also the southern terminus of the newer International Appalachian Trail.
  • Most famous route to the summit traverses the Knife Edge ridge between Pamola Peak and South Baxter Peak.
  • Has 2 main peaks: Baxter Peak is the highest peak of Katahdin. Lower Hamlin Peak is also recognized as a New England 4000 footer.
  • At the summer solstice and vernal and autumnal equinoxes, Katahdin is the first place in the United States mainland to receive sunlight in the morning.
16 summits • 11.4 mi • 3,886 ft gain • 11 hr 33 min
9 summits • 10.6 mi • 4,249 ft gain • 5 hr 42 min
1 summit • 22.3 mi • 4,432 ft gain • 12 hr 37 min
1 summit • 10.0 mi • 4,107 ft gain • 8 hr 40 min
1 summit • 11.2 mi • 4,389 ft gain • 10 hr 33 min
1 summit • 14.4 mi • 4,731 ft gain • 11 hr 23 min
1 summit • 9.9 mi • 4,419 ft gain • 9 hr 0 min

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