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Record SL-641711 · Wikidata Q5645488

Hamlin Peak

No list classifications
Elevation
1,446 m
4,744 ft
Prominence
496 m
Isolation
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Coordinates
45.9242° N, 68.9276° W
Grid ref
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Hamlin Peak
Hamlin PeakWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

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.

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Howe Peaks 1,416 m N 11° 1.0 km
Baxter Peak 1,605 m S 168° 2.3 km
Katahdin 1,606 m S 168° 2.3 km
South Peak 1,603 m S 161° 2.6 km
Pamola 1,495 m SE 140° 2.6 km
Chimney Peak 1,491 m SE 142° 2.7 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
"Wexler's Double Chimney Route" Grade Unknown 05. Klondike Pond 4c 1.6 km
The Armadillo 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5a 1.7 km
Radio Nowhere 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 4b 1.7 km
Memorial Buttress 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5a 1.7 km
The Wind in the Willows 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5c 1.7 km
The Wrong Chimney 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 4b 1.7 km
Baron's Direct 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5a 1.7 km
Pamola 5.0 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 1+ 1.7 km
Flatiron 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5b 1.7 km
The "Diamond Area" 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5a 1.7 km
Pamola IV Ridge 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 4c 1.7 km
American Beauty 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 5a 1.7 km
The Chimney 01. Chimney Pond ("South") Basin - Summer Rock Routes 4c 1.7 km
Bill's Crack 02. North Basin 4c 1.7 km
the Big Corner Complete 02. North Basin 5a 1.7 km
"S" Crack (mid-cliff start) 02. North Basin 4c 1.7 km
Elbow Balcony 02. North Basin 5a 1.7 km
North Basin Headwall Route 02. North Basin 4a 1.7 km
The Chimney 06. All Winter Ice Routes - Chimney Pond & other Sub-Areas 4c 1.7 km
Pamola West Ridge(Pamola III) 06. All Winter Ice Routes - Chimney Pond & other Sub-Areas 1+ 1.7 km
Wild, Wild Life 04. Northwest Basin 6a 2.2 km
A. Wexler's "Center Chimney" Grade Unknown 04. Northwest Basin 5a 2.2 km
A. Wexler's "Right Hand Chimney Route" 04. Northwest Basin 4c 2.2 km
Sidle Up South Turner Mountain Boulder V0- 5.9 km
Gassed Up South Turner Mountain Boulder V0 5.9 km