Baxter Peak

mountain, Maine, United States

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Baxter Peak is the highest point in Maine, reaching 5,268 feet (1,606 meters) above sea level. It is part of Mount Katahdin, a mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County. Mount Katahdin is also the northern end of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The name "Katahdin" comes from an Abenaki Indian word meaning "main mountain".1

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…Baxter State Park, rises to Baxter Peak (5,269 feet [1,606 metres]), the highest point in the state and the northern terminus of the 2,100-mile (3,400-km) Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Other public lands are Lily Bay and Peaks-Kenny state parks, Gero Island, and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Major forest types are…
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…Baxter State Park, rises to Baxter Peak (5,269 feet [1,606 metres]), the highest point in the state and the northern terminus of the 2,100-mile (3,400-km) Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Other public lands are Lily Bay and Peaks-Kenny state parks, Gero Island, and the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Major forest types are…
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