Mount Katahdin
Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at 5,269 feet. Named Katahdin, which means 'Great Mountain', by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,259 feet
- Description: highest mountain in the US state of Maine
- Also known as: “Catardin Mountain”, “Katahdin”, “Ktaadn”, “Ktaahden Mountain”, “Ktahdin Mountain”, “Mount Fadder”, “Mount Ktaadn”, “Mount Tadden”, “Mt. Katahdin”, “Panawansot Hill”, “Tadden”, “Taddon Mountain”, “Teddon”, “The Teddon”, and “Toddin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamlin Peak.
Hamlin Peak
Peak
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hamlin Peak is a 4,756-foot mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine. Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater Mount Katahdin massif and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks.
Mount Katahdin
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Unorganized Territory of Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.90436° or 45° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
-68.92128° or 68° 55′ 17″ westElevation
5,259 feet (1,603 metres)Open location code
87QHW33H+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 358226210OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mount Katahdin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قمة كاتاهدين”
- Basque: “Katahdin mendia”
- Catalan: “Mont Katahdin”
- Catalan: “Mount Katahdin”
- Cebuano: “Mount Katahdin”
- Chinese: “卡塔丁山”
- Czech: “Mount Katahdin”
- Danish: “Katahdin”
- Dutch: “Mount Katahdin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت كاتاهدين”
- French: “Katahdin Mountain”
- French: “mont Katahdin”
- French: “Mont Katahdin”
- Georgian: “კატადინის მთა”
- German: “Mount Katahdin”
- Hebrew: “הר קטדין”
- Hebrew: “קטדין”
- Hindi: “कैटादिन”
- Italian: “monte Katahdin”
- Italian: “Monte Katahdin”
- Japanese: “カタディン山”
- Korean: “카타딘 산”
- Ladin: “Katahdin”
- Lithuanian: “Katadino kalnas”
- Moroccan Arabic: “قمة كاتاهدين”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Katahdin”
- Norwegian: “Mount Katahdin”
- Persian: “کوه کتاهدین”
- Polish: “Mount Katahdin”
- Portuguese: “Monte Katahdin”
- Romanian: “Mount Katahdin”
- Romanian: “Muntele Katahdin”
- Russian: “Катадин”
- Russian: “Катахдин”
- Russian: “Маунт-Катадин”
- Russian: “Маунт-Катахдин”
- Slovenian: “Katahdin”
- Spanish: “Katahdin”
- Spanish: “Monte Katahdin”
- Swahili: “Mlima Katahdin”
- Swedish: “Mount Katahdin”
- Ukrainian: “Кетадін”
- Ukrainian: “Кетадн”
- Urdu: “ماؤنٹ کیٹاڈن”
- Venetian: “Monte Katahdin”
- Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ کاتہدین”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baxter Peak and Appalachian National Scenic Trailhead.
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