Late afternoon view of Katahdin from overlook in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
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It’s Raining Rocks
In The Maine Woods, Henry David Thoreau described Katahdin as “… a vast aggregation of loose rocks, as if sometime it had rained rocks, and they lay as they fell on the mountain sides, nowhere fairly at rest, but leaning on each other, all rocking-stones, with cavities between, but scarcely any soil or smoother self. They were the raw materials of a planet dropped from an unseen quarry….”
This view from the tableland shows Chimney Pond (lower right) and clouds forming over the North Basin.
View from Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain is an easy hike in Baxter State Park’s northeast corner. Its trailhead is just past the Matagamon gatehouse. While the summit is tree-covered, a short spur trail about 0.3 mile below the summit provides great views to the north and east.
Billfish Pond
Billfish Pond in northeastern Baxter State Park viewed from the summit of Trout Brook Mountain. While it’s far from being one of Baxter’s highest mountains, at just under 1800 feet it has some great views of the Five Ponds area and surrounding higher peaks.
South Turner from KWWNM
An early fall view of Baxter State Park’s South Turner Mountain from the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
light on the trail 