Mount Katahdin

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mountain natural landmark

Mount Katahdin is the highest peak in Maine and a prominent mountain in Baxter State Park, renowned as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and a central symbol of the state's rugged wilderness.

Aliases (2)

Katahdin ×2
Mount Katahdin, Maine ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain → natural landmark →
accessRegulatedBy	Baxter State Park reservation system →
alsoKnownAs	Katahdin →
country	United States →
elevation	1606 meters → 5267 feet →
formedBy	intrusive igneous activity →
hasClimate	subarctic climate →
hasGlacialCirque	North Basin → South Basin →
hasListing	New England 4000-footers → Northeast 111 4000-footers → U.S. state high point →
hasNameOrigin	Penobscot language →
hasNotableFeature	Knife Edge arête → alpine tundra zone → steep glacial cirques →
hasOfficialName	Mount Katahdin →
hasRidge	Cathedral Ridge → Hunt Spur → Knife Edge →
hasRockType	granite →
hasSummit	Baxter Peak → Hamlin Peak →
hasTrail	Abol Trail → Cathedral Trail → Helon Taylor Trail → Hunt Trail →
isDepictedOn	Maine state quarter reverse design →
isEndpointOf	International Appalachian Trail →
isHighestPointOf	Maine →
isNorthernTerminusOf	Appalachian Trail →
isPopularFor	backpacking → hiking → mountaineering →
isProtectedBy	Baxter State Park Authority →
isSacredTo	Penobscot people →
isSymbolOf	Maine wilderness →
locatedIn	Baxter State Park → Maine → Piscataquis County, Maine →
nameMeaning	The Greatest Mountain →
nearestTown	Millinocket, Maine NERFINISHED →
partOf	Appalachian Mountains →
prominence	1307 meters → 4288 feet →
withinProtectedArea	Baxter State Park →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ktaadn ("Katahdin") → Mount Katahdin ("Katahdin") →	alsoKnownAs
Maine → Piscataquis County, Maine →	contains
Appalachian Trail ("Mount Katahdin, Maine") →	endPoint
Mount Katahdin →	hasOfficialName
Maine →	highestPoint
Millinocket, Maine →	locatedNear
The Maine Woods →	mainSubject
Mount Chase, Maine →	nearbyAttraction