Mount Katahdin

Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of at 5,269 feet. Named Katahdin, which means 'Great Mountain', by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, , and is the centerpiece of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: highest mountain in the US state of Maine
  • Also known as: “Katahdin” and “Mt. Katahdin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hamlin Peak.

Peak
is a 4,756-foot mountain located in in , . 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

Latitude
45.90355° or 45° 54′ 13″ north
Longitude
-68.91969° or 68° 55′ 11″ west
Elevation
5,266 feet (1,605 metres)
Open location code
87QHW33J+C4
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Katahdin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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”

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