Elevation

4,917 ft / 1,499 m

#3 in Maine

#29,384 in United States

Prominence
about

99 ft / 30 m

#136 in Maine

#9,850 in United States

Summits

61 summits

#12 in Maine

#423 in United States

Top climbing months

July   33%

August   24%

June   14%

Most climbed route

Helon Taylor

Highlights

Knifes Edge
15 summits • 10.6 mi • 4,249 ft gain • 6 hr 39 min
"Up Helon Taylor trail, across Knife's Edge and planned to go down saddle trail but it was closed so we had to go across Hamlin Peak and down to Chimney Pond. A long day, but so worth it." — punk_chick4243 • Jun 22, 2019
"Pamela was my last summit of the day. The views of Katahdin and the surrounding area was amazing. I didn't really enjoy the descent on the Helon Taylor trail, the boulders got more and more monotonous on the way down, I may have also just been getting slightly tired since it was towards the end of my hike. " — LGH-Tom • Sep 29, 2017
"Amazing trip to Baxter State Park...what an amazing day! Up Helon Taylor to Pamola, over Chimney to Knifes Edge, over South Peak to Baxter Peak. Then we decided to go over the ridge to Hamlin in order to work on my NE 67." — shay-shay • Sep 8, 2017
"The most beautiful and toughest hike of my life. Totally magical. Clear as a bell day with winds gusting over 100mph. Fell on the way down at 2:30pm, shattered my wrist requiring a plate and 11 screws surgery, and didn't get down until 8:30pm! (Started at 5:30am). Despite it all, I would do it all over again in a hearbeat!!! (Thanks Kevin Sweeney for being with me the whole way!)" — mfugel • Jul 3, 2016
"Another great hike. Traveled into Roaring Brook and climbed Pamola Peak The fog was too thick on the top to cross the knife edge so we went down Dudley Trail. Dudley is not a great trail to go down, but we all made it safe and sound to Chimney Pond. Happy trails" — bwright • Jun 28, 2011

Awards

StoneMan

snodough

Challenges

Baxter State Park Peak Challenge