Ascent of Katahdin on 1951-07-09| Others in Party: | Marilyn Johnson (wife)
Jane Harley
| | Date: | Monday, July 9, 1951 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Katahdin | | Location: | USA-Maine | | Elevation: | 5268 ft / 1605 m |
Ascent Trip ReportMy wife Marilyn, her sister Jane, and I drove up yesterday to Baxter State Park from Augusta, ME, where we had been visiting Marilyn's folks. We had dinner and spent a comfortable night at Kidney Pond Camp. As we intended to traverse Mt. Katahdin today using a car shuttle,we drove about 25 miles to our starting point at Roaring Brook,accompanied by a worker at Kidney Pond who then drove our car and left it for our return at the foot of the Hunt Trail. He was met there to drive back to Kidney Pond.
The three of us left Roaring Brook at 10:00AM for the 3.3 mile hike to Chimney Pond (2,914'--11:35AM). The weather was overcast with cirrus clouds and considerable haze. We had some misgivings about possible rain, but none developed. We then climbed the Dudley Trail to Pamola Peak (4,919'-1:30PM). A brief lunch stop before continuing along the windy Knife Edge to South Peak (5,240'). Following the horseshoe ridge from South Peak, we arrived at Katahdin's Baxter Peak at 3:30PM. Here we encountered other hikers for the first time since leaving Chimney Pond. Soon we were off down the Hunt Trail, 5.2 miles, sometimes demanding, along the Tableland past Thoreau Springs to the Gateway, and finally our car parked, as planned, at the TH(7:30PM). Soon we were luxuriating back at Kidney Pond Camp. The traverse of Mt. Katahdin with its impressively steep glacial cirque rising abruptly from Chimney Pond, coupled with the exciting, though not techically difficult, Knife Edge provided us with a highly rewarding excursion to Maine's HP. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 3793 ft / 1156 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 4168 ft / 1270 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 10.8 mi / 17.4 km | | Grade/Class: | Class 1-2+ | | Quality: | 5 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail, Open Country, Scramble | | Weather: | Mild, hazy, partial overcast | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 3793 ft / 1156 m | | Distance: | 5.6 mi / 9 km | | Route: | Chimney Pond, Pamola Peak | | Start Trailhead: | Roaring Brook TH 1475 ft / 449 m | | Time: | 5 Hours 30 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 4168 ft / 1270 m | | Distance: | 5.2 mi / 8.4 km | | Route: | Hunt Trail | | End Trailhead: | Hunt Trail TH 1100 ft / 335 m | | Time: | 4 Hours | Ascent Part of Trip: 1951-Mt. Katahdin
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Total Trip Gain: 3793 ft / 1156 m Total Trip Loss: 4168 ft / 1270 m |
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