Baldpate Mountain (Maine)

Baldpate Mountain (East Peak)

East Baldpate as seen from West Baldpate.
Elevation 3780+ feet (1152+ m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence 2,220 ft (680 m)[1]
Listing New England Fifty Finest #28
New England 100 Highest #95
Location
Baldpate Mountain (East Peak)

Oxford County, Maine

Range Mahoosuc Range
Coordinates 44°36′33″N 70°53′42″W / 44.6092251°N 70.8950736°WCoordinates: 44°36′33″N 70°53′42″W / 44.6092251°N 70.8950736°W[2]
Topo map USGS Old Speck Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route Appalachian Trail

Baldpate Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine. Baldpate has two prominent peaks; West Peak has 3,662 feet (1,116 m) of elevation, and stands 222 feet (68 m) above the col between them.[3]

Baldpate is flanked to the north by Surplus Mountain, to the northeast by Black Mountain, and to the southeast by Mount Hittie. To the southwest, Baldpate Mountain faces Old Speck Mountain across Grafton Notch, which by convention marks the northeast end of the Mahoosuc Range.

Baldpate Mountain is within the watershed of the Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and then into the Gulf of Maine. The northwest side of Baldpate Mountain drains into the Swift Cambridge River, then into the Dead Cambridge River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River. The southeast and southwest sides of Baldpate drain into the Bear River, then into the Androscoggin. The northeast side of Baldpate Mtn. drains into the West Branch of the Ellis River, then into the Androscoggin.

The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs from Grafton Notch to Surplus Mountain across both peaks of Baldpate.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baldpate Mountain, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ↑ "East Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Baldpate Mountain-West Peak, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.