Caribou Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

Caribou Mountain
Elevation 1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Prominence 690 m (2,264 ft)
Listing #26 New England Fifty Finest
Location
Location Franklin County, Maine, USA / Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
Topo map USGS Kibby Mountain

Caribou Mountain is a mountain on the Canada-United States border, that section of which follows the height of land of the Saint Lawrence River watershed. The peak is located about 0.5 mile (0.8 km) inside Franklin County, Maine. The southwest end of Caribou's summit ridge is in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec.

The northwest side of Caribou Mountain drains into the West Branch of the Moose River, thence into the South Branch of the Moose, the Moose River, and the Kennebec River, thence into the Gulf of Maine. The southeast side of Caribou Mtn. drains into Number Six Brook, thence into the South Branch of the Moose River. The southwest end of Caribou Mtn. drains into Rivière aux Araignées in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec, thence into Lac aux Araignées, Lac Mégantic, the Rivière Chaudière, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

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