| Katahdin | |
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 Katahdin from 10,000 feet |
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| Elevation | 5,267 feet (1,606 m) |
| Location | Maine, USA |
| Range | Appalachian Mountains |
| Prominence | 4,292 feet (1,308 m) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Katahdin |
| Type | Granite |
| Age of rock | Devonian |
| First ascent | 1804 by Joseph Turner |
| Easiest route | Hike |
| Listing | New England 4000-footers; #2 New England Fifty Finest |
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Natural history
Katahdin is part of a laccolith (an intrusion of magma underground) that formed in the Acadian orogeny, when an island arc collided with eastern North America approximately 400 million years ago. A laccolith is an Igneous intrusion (or concordant Pluton) that has been injected between two layers of Sedimentary rock. Magma (Plurals magmas and magmata) is molten rock that sometimes forms beneath the surface of the Earth (or any other Terrestrial planet The Acadian orogeny is a middle Paleozoic deformation especially in the northern Appalachians, between New York and Newfoundland. A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or Mountains formed by Plate tectonics as an oceanic Tectonic plate subducts under On the sides of Katahdin are four glacial cirques carved into the granite by alpine glaciers and in these cirques behind moraines and eskers are several picturesque ponds. A cirque ( French for " Circus " is an Amphitheatre -like Valley, or valley head formed at the head of a Glacier by "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Moraine refers to any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions such as those An esker is a long winding ridge of Stratified Sand and Gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Katahdin is one of the best places to view glacial features in the Eastern States.
Fauna include black bear, deer and moose as well as swarms of bloodthirsty black flies (a sort of midge) and mosquitos in the spring. Fauna is all of the Animal life of any particular region or time The American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus) is the most common Bear Species native to North America. A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. A black fly (sometimes called a buffalo Gnat, turkey gnat or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings a pair of Halteres, a slender body and long legs Among the birds are Bicknell's Thrush and various songbirds and raptors. The Bicknell's Thrush, Catharus bicknelli, is a medium-sized thrush. The mountain has its own indigenous butterfly related to an Arctic type. The flora include pine, spruce, fir, hemlock, beech, maple, birch, aspen, and diapensia. This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Spruce refers to Trees of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of Coniferous Evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae Firs ( Abies) are a genus of between 45-55 species of Evergreen conifers in the family Pinaceae. For the babyfood see Beech-Nut. Beech ( Fagus) is a genus of ten Species of Deciduous Trees in the Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Birch is the name of any Tree of the genus Betula ( Bé-tu-la) in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the Aspens are Trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the Poplar genus Populus sect Diapensia lapponica is a plant in the family Diapensiaceae, and the only species in the genus Diapensia.
Human history
Katahdin is referred to 60 years after Field’s climb of Agiokochuk (Mount Washington) in the writings of John Giles (Gyles) a teenage colonial who was captured near Portland, Maine in 1689 by the Abenaki. Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples While indentured among the Abenaki they wandered up and down the rivers including the Penobscot, so he saw the “Teddon”. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples The Penobscot (Panawahpskek are a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the Northeastern United States, particularly Maine. He remarked that it was higher than the White Hills above the Saco. White Hills is a residential district of the English town of Northampton. Among the Abenaki, Katahdin was believed to be the home of the storm god Pamola, and thus an area to be avoided. Pamola (also known as Pamolai, P-mol-a, Pomola, and Bmola) is a legendary bird spirit that appears in Abenaki mythology. [1]
The first recorded climb of "Catahrdin" was by Massachusetts surveyor Charles Turner in August of 1804. [2] In the 1840s Henry David Thoreau climbed Katahdin and his ascent is recorded in a well known chapter of The Maine Woods. A few years later Theodore Winthrop wrote about his visit in Life in the Open Air. Theodore Winthrop ( September 22, 1828 &ndash June 10, 1861) was a writer lawyer and world traveler Painters Frederick Church and Marsden Hartley are well known artists who created landscapes of Katahdin. Frederic Edwin Church ( May 4, 1826 &ndash April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter born in Marsden Hartley (January 4 1877 - September 2 1943 was an American Modernist painter and poet in the early 20th century
In the 1930s Governor Percival Baxter began to acquire land and finally deeded more than 200,000 acres (809 km²) to the State of Maine for a park, named Baxter State Park after him. This is a list of Governors of Maine ( US state) since statehood in 1820 Percival Proctor Baxter ( November 22, 1876 – June 12, 1969) was a Republican governor of the U The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U
Name of the peak
There is a controversy over the correct name for the mountain: because "Katahdin" means "Greatest Mountain", "Mount Katahdin" means "Mount Greatest Mountain", which local people maintain is incorrect[3]
Two US Navy ships have been named USS Katahdin after the mountain. Two vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS Katahdin, after Mount Katahdin. Katahdin is also the name of a 1914 steamboat (later converted to diesel) owned by the Moosehead Marine Museum that plies the waters of Moosehead Lake in northern Maine. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Moosehead Lake is the largest Lake in the US state of Maine. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region the lake The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
The composer Alan Hovhaness composed a Sonata for piano, Op. Alan Hovhaness (Ալան Հովհանես ( March 8, 1911 &ndash June 21, 2000) was an American Composer of Armenian 405 ("Mount Katahdin").
Recreation opportunities
As the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and southern terminus of the International Appalachian Trail, Katahdin is a popular hiking and backpacking destination and the centerpiece of Baxter State Park. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A The International Appalachian Trail ( IAT; French: Sentier International des Appalaches, SIA) is a Hiking trail which runs from the --> Baxter State The most famous hike to the summit is called the Knife Edge, which traverses the ridge between Pamola Peak and Baxter Peak. The Knife Edge is closed during periods of high wind.
Katahdin lies within Baxter State Park, which is open year round, though strictly regulated in winter. --> Baxter State The overnight camping season is from May 15th to October 15th each year. Capacity limits have been placed on day use parking at the trailheads to minimize overuse of the trails. [4]
See also
References
- ^ Captivity of John Gyles, Early Canadiana Online - accessed 18 May 2008
- ^ A Description of Mount Catardin, 1804, C. This is a list of Mountains in the state of Maine. See also Geography of North America This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks located on the Continent of North America See also Geography of the United States United States of America|Mountain peaks of North AmericaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks Turner Massachusetts Historical Society. Collections Second Series Vol. viii Boston, 1819
- ^ Clark, Stephen (2003). Katahdin: A Guide to Baxter State Park & Katahdin. Clark Books. ISBN 0974167762.
- ^ Baxter State Park Authority, day use parking
External links
- More detailed Wiki on Katahdin Including Trails
- Katahdin Webcam
- Katahdin on Peakware (photos)
- Baxter State Park Authority Official Website
- Summit Log (October 2005 summit log)
- Katahdin at Summitpost many photos
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