Hamlin Peak is a

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located in

Baxter State Park Baxter State Park is a large wilderness area permanently preserved as a state park in Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County in north-central Maine, United States. It is in the North Maine Woods region and borders the Katahdin Woods and Wa ...

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. Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater

Mount Katahdin Mount Katahdin ( ) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at . Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of B ...

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and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks. Since it rises nearly above the

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joining it to the higher Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak qualifies as a four-thousand footer based on the

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criterion used by the

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, 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

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and eventually empties into the

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. There are several trails that lead to or near the summit of Hamlin Peak.Hamlin Peak on TopoQuest
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Hannibal Hamlin Mountains of Piscataquis County, Maine North Maine Woods Mountains of Maine {{Maine-geo-stub

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