Mount Bigelow (Maine)

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Mount Bigelow
Mount Bigelow, West Peak
Elevation	4,145 feet (1,263 meters)
Location	Maine, USA
Range	Appalachian Mountains
Prominence	2,845 feet (867 meters)
Coordinates	45°9′N 70°17′W / 45.15, -70.283Coordinates: 45°9′N 70°17′W / 45.15, -70.283
Topo map	USGS Stratton, The Horns
Easiest route	hike
Listing	New England 4000 footers

Mount Bigelow (also called Bigelow Range and Bigelow Mountain) is a long mountain ridge with several summits. It is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine.

The highest summit of Bigelow Mountain is West Peak, at 4,145 feet (1,263 meters). Subpeaks include Avery Peak (Myron H. Avery Peak) at 4,088 feet (1,246 meters), The Horns at 3,805 feet (1,160 meters), Cranberry Peak at 3,194 feet (974 meters), and Little Bigelow Mountain at about 3,070 feet (936 meters).

Bigelow Mountain is part of the Rangeley-Stratton mountain range, which also includes Sugarloaf Mountain, Crocker Mountain, Saddleback Mountain, Mount Abraham, Mount Redington, and other mountains.

The Appalachian Trail traverses Bigelow Mountain. Much of the mountain and surrounding area is part of the 10,540 acre Bigelow Preserve.

The Appalachian Mountain Club considers both the West Peak and Avery Peak of Bigelow to be "four-thousand footers" because Avery Peak rises more than 200 feet above the col that adjoins it to the higher West Peak. By this same criteria, the South Horn of Bigelow, while under 4,000 feet, qualifies for the New England Hundred Highest list.

[edit] Gallery

Mount Bigelow, Avery Peak

Little Bigelow Mountain

South Horn and North Horn

[edit] See also

• List of mountains in Maine

[edit] External links

• Mount Bigelow, USGS GNIS: Mount Bigelow
• Bigelow Mountain, Peakbagger.com
• Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Land
• Bigelow Preserve Natural Area

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