Crocker Mountain is a peak located in

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, Franklin County,

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. Crocker Mountain is the fourth highest mountain in the state after the Katahdins (Baxter and Hamlin peaks) and Sugarloaf Mountain, and is part of the

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. Crocker Mountain is traversed by the

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(AT), a

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. A glacial cirque called "Crocker Cirque" is located between the main summit and the lower summit of South Crocker Mountain. Crocker Cirque contains a small pond and can be reached via the Appalachian Trail. Brooks on the east side of Crocker Mountain feed the South Branch of the

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, which flows into the

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, and into the

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. The northwest side of Crocker drains into Stoney Brook, then into

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, Flagstaff Lake, and the Dead River, another

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of the Kennebec. The southwest side of Crocker drains into Nash Stream, then into the South Branch of the Dead River.

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Image:Crockers.jpg, Crocker Mountain (center) in winter

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