North Basin
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North Basin is a prominent glacial cirque on Maine’s Mount Katahdin, known for its steep walls and rugged alpine terrain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial cirque
ⓘ
landform ⓘ |
| climateZone | cold continental ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected area within Baxter State Park ⓘ |
| drainage | headwaters of streams flowing from Mount Katahdin ⓘ |
| hasAccess | backcountry trails ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature | steep cirque walls ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
rapidly changing mountain weather
ⓘ
steep rocky terrain ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged alpine terrain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic glacially carved amphitheater
ⓘ
remote backcountry character ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Mount Katahdin ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| partOf | Baxter State Park ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to Baxter State Park backcountry use rules ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | northern side of Mount Katahdin massif ⓘ |
| usedFor |
backcountry camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.