Hamlin Peak map

Hamlin Peak

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1 451 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

158 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

Hamlin Peak is a 4,756-foot (1,450 m) mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine. Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater Mount Katahdin massif and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks. Since it rises nearly 500 feet (150 m) above the col joining it to the higher Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak qualifies as a four-thousand footer based on the topographic prominence criterion used by the Appalachian Mountain Club, and is ranked as the second-highest peak in Maine.

The southeast face of Hamlin Peak drains into the Great Basin, where water ultimately flows into the Penobscot River and eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Penobscot Bay.

There are several trails that lead to or near the summit of Hamlin Peak.

There's a trail called Hamlin Ridge Trail leading to the summit. Hamlin Peak is one of the 1 peaks along the Hamlin Ridge Trail.

By elevation Hamlin Peak is

# 6 out of 67 in Baxter State Park
# 6 out of 269 in Piscataquis County
# 6 out of 2903 in Maine
# 6 out of 683 in the Longfellow Mountains

By prominence Hamlin Peak is

# 20 out of 67 in Baxter State Park
# 77 out of 269 in Piscataquis County