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Hamlin Peak, Maine

Prominence: 496 ft, 152 m

Elevation: 4756 feet, 1450 meters

True Isolation: 1.16 mi, 1.86 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4756 ft / 1450 m
Peak Type	Sub-Peak, subsidiary to Katahdin
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 55' 27'' N, 68° 55' 40'' W 45.924251, -68.927704 (Dec Deg) 505606 E 5085634 N, Zone 19 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Maine
County/Second Level Region	Piscataquis
City/Town	Mount Katahdin
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 680 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 589) Selected Trip Reports: 1999-01-27 by Arne Schussler 2008-03-15 by Gabriel C 2008-10-10 by Michael Blair 2009-06-30 by Isaiah Knight 2009-09-26 by JF Theroux (GPS Track) 2009-09-30 by M (whichway) Lardiere 2010-07-15 by William Musser 2010-09-11 by Tomoko Nakajima 2011-08-09 by Karine Thate 2011-10-09 by Gabriel C (GPS Track) 2012-08-27 by Charles Marshall (GPS Track) 2013-01-04 by Michael Blair (Unsuccessful) 2013-08-12 by David Darby (GPS Track) 2013-09-17 by Mike Guethle 2013-10-12 by Matt Hoyt (GPS Track) 2014-07-18 by Derek Standen (GPS Track) 2014-08-30 by Mike Guethle 2015-07-04 by Sergey Boldyrev (GPS Track) 2015-08-10 by Dan Quinlan 2015-08-17 by Michael McDonagh 2015-10-01 by Richard Bedard (GPS Track) 2015-10-31 by Taylor Oude 2016-08-13 by Mike Guethle 2017-07-26 by Brian Frei 2017-08-19 by Steve LeBlanc 2018-06-12 by Matt Vadeboncoeur 2018-07-19 by Bruce Adams (GPS Track) 2018-08-10 by Wayne Snyder (GPS Track) 2018-09-13 by Steve Hurd 2019-07-04 by Jenn Rotman 2019-07-14 by Lewis Grove (GPS Track) 2020-02-29 by David Darby (GPS Track) 2020-08-30 by charles tiedemann (GPS Track) 2020-08-30 by Matthew Maurer (GPS Track) 2021-06-18 by David Gambone 2021-08-16 by Christine Rounds 2022-06-22 by Jacob Kitson
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Hamlin Peak is the high northern summit of Katahdin (2010-07-15). Photo by William Musser.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 496 ft/152 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 516 ft/158 m
  Line Parent: Katahdin
  Key Col: 4260 ft/1298 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 1.16 mi/1.86 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 45.9075, -68.9275
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Katahdin  (S)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Northern U.S. Appalachians
Range4: Longfellow Mountains
Range5: Katahdin Area

Drainage Basins

East Branch Penobscot
Penobscot
Gulf of Maine
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean

West Branch Penobscot
Penobscot
Gulf of Maine
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Baxter State Park

Topo Map

Mount Katahdin O45068h8 1:24,000

Route #1

Maintained Hiking Trail
Trailhead: Roaring Brook Campground (Dirt Road) 1489 ft/454 m
Vertical Gain: 3267 ft/996 m

Data Source

1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map

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Hamlin Peak

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Other Photos

Hamlin Peak w/ Abi during Russell Pond Trip - 08/2016 (2016-08-16). Photo by Lauren Kousaie.
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Summit of Hamlin Peak, after summiting Baxter Peak on 7-27-21 (2021-07-27). Photo by Jason Crane.
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