Mount Abraham is a

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located in Franklin County,

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. One of Maine's "4,000 footers", it is flanked to the north by Spaulding Mountain.

Watersheds

The northeast side of Mt. Abraham is drained by Rapid Stream, then into the West Branch of the

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, the

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, and into the

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. The southern half of the southwest side drains into Quick Stream, then into the West Branch. The northern half drains into Perham Stream, then into Orbeton Stream, and the Sandy River, another

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of the Kennebec.

History

The mountain was logged in the late 19th century. Timber was moved down-slope in ice-covered wooden

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s. Logs,

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, and

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were shipped on the narrow-gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad.

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of the

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out of

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, Massachusetts, crashed onto the mountain after colliding with another F-101B during a cross-country formation flight on 14 November 1967. The two-man crew of No.57-376 ejected with minor injuries and the second aircraft made an emergency landing at

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Access

The

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(AT), a

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from

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, runs between Saddleback Junior and Spaulding, passing northwest of the summit of Abraham. The summit of Mount Abraham can be reached from the AT via the blue-blazed Mount Abraham Side Trail.

References

External links

maineadventure.net: Mount Abraham Directions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham Mountains of Franklin County, Maine New England Four-thousand footers

Watersheds

History

Access

See also

References

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