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Maine County High Points

RankCountyPeak Elev-M
(Avg)
Range (Level 5) Prom-M
(Avg)
1.PiscataquisKatahdin1606Katahdin Area1308
2.FranklinSugarloaf Mountain1295Rangeley-Stratton968
3.OxfordOld Speck1271Mahoosuc Range829
4.SomersetBigelow Mountain1263Rangeley-Stratton870
5.PenobscotEast Turner Mountain749Katahdin Area33
6.AroostookPeaked Mountain680Northern Maine329
7.CumberlandPleasant Mountain-North Slope573Western Maine Coast0
8.HancockCadillac Mountain466Eastern Maine Coast466
9.KnoxMount Megunticook422Western Maine Coast374
10.WashingtonPleasant Mountain419Eastern Maine Coast301
11.YorkClark Mountain405Western Maine Coast256
 York or Hosac Mountain402Western Maine Coast88
12.KennebecMcGaffey Mountain400Western Maine Coast285
13.WaldoFrye Mountain347Western Maine Coast192
14.AndroscogginShackley Hill342Western Maine Coast202
15.LincolnCunningham Mountain-Northwest Slope232Western Maine Coast0
16.SagadahocWhitten Hill193Western Maine Coast112

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List Description

Maine is as large in area as the rest of New England combined, and has more counties than any other New England state. Most Maine county high points are relatively famous summits. The bushwhack up East Turner Mountain is often regarded as the hardest summit on this list.

Acknowledgments

Sources that were used to help me compile this list include:

  • Personal research done prior to 1988.
  • Article "New England's Highest Points by County" by Paul Moore, Appalachia magazine, June 15, 1988, p. 68-72.
  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1993 by Andy Martin, reviewed by Roy Schweiker.

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