Cadillac Mountain

mountain, Maine, United States

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Cadillac Mountain is the highest point on Mount Desert Island in Maine, United States, reaching 1,530 feet (466 meters). It is part of Acadia National Park, the first national park established in the eastern United States. The island, first visited by Samuel de Champlain in 1604, was named for its bare-rock mountain summits. Cadillac Mountain offers the highest elevations on the Atlantic Coast north of Rio de Janeiro and is a prominent feature within Acadia National Park, which preserves the region's natural beauty and historic significance.12

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Acadia National Park
…Mount Desert Island, dominated by Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet [466 metres]) and including Anemone Cave and Sieur de Monts Spring (site of the Nature Center and the Abbe Museum, which displays Indian artifacts). Other segments include half of Isle au Haut, with its spectacular cliffs, and the Schoodic Peninsula on…
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…Mount Desert Island, dominated by Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet [466 metres]) and including Anemone Cave and Sieur de Monts Spring (site of the Nature Center and the Abbe Museum, which displays Indian artifacts). Other segments include half of Isle au Haut, with its spectacular cliffs, and the Schoodic Peninsula on…
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Bar Harbor
…Island at the foot of Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet [466 metres]) facing Frenchman Bay, 46 miles (74 km) southeast of Bangor. Settled in 1763, it was incorporated in 1796 as Eden; the present name (for Bar Island in the main harbour) was adopted in 1918. Most of the town was…
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…Island at the foot of Cadillac Mountain (1,530 feet [466 metres]) facing Frenchman Bay, 46 miles (74 km) southeast of Bangor. Settled in 1763, it was incorporated in 1796 as Eden; the present name (for Bar Island in the main harbour) was adopted in 1918. Most of the town was…
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Hancock
…range; Mount Desert Island features Cadillac Mountain (1,532 feet [467 metres]), the highest Atlantic coast summit in Maine, and Somes Sound, the only fjord along the East Coast. There are many marshlands and waterways, including Graham and Nicatous lakes and the Union River. State recreational areas include Holbrook Island Sanctuary…
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…range; Mount Desert Island features Cadillac Mountain (1,532 feet [467 metres]), the highest Atlantic coast summit in Maine, and Somes Sound, the only fjord along the East Coast. There are many marshlands and waterways, including Graham and Nicatous lakes and the Union River. State recreational areas include Holbrook Island Sanctuary…
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