Moxie Mountain
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Moxie Mountain | |
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Elevation | 895 metres (2,930 feet) |
Location | Somerset County, Maine |
Prominence | 555 m (1,820 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Topo map | USGS Caratunk |
Listing | #50 New England Fifty Finest |
Moxie Mountain is a mountain located in Somerset County, Maine.
Moxie Mountain stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine. The northeast side of Moxie Mtn. drains into Big and Little Dimmick Ponds, thence into Baker Pond, Moxie Pond, Moxie Stream, and into the Kennebec River. The north side of Moxie drains into Pleasant Pond, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream, and into the Kennebec. The west side of Moxie drains into Robinson Pond Outlet, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream. The south side of Moxie drains into Heald Stream, thence into Austin Stream and the Kennebec.
The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs a few miles north of Moxie, across the summit of Pleasant Pond Mountain.
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- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
- Surrounding area map from Google Maps
- Location in the United States from the Census Bureau