Not so well known but higher than some

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Not so well known but higher than some

Not so well known but higher than some

The peak in the middle above the Armadillo is the South Peak and the peak on the right is Baxter Peak. They are to scale since they are in the same photo. From the south, South Peak looks higher but here Baxter Peak looks (and is somewhat higher) The vertical scale is 2350 feet.
desainme
on Oct 11, 2003 2:36 pm
Lat/Lon: 45.90440°N / 68.9228°W
Image ID: 30458

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BobSmith

BobSmith - Jul 10, 2006 1:32 am - Voted 10/10

Ah, Katahdin.

There's nothing quite like it. Gotta go back!!!

desainme

desainme - Jul 11, 2006 12:29 am - Hasn't voted

Frederic Church's favorite too

This view was sketched in oil by Frederic Church in 1877. Church painted Katahdin several times and one or two are held at Yale.

"Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape
On view: May 19–October 22, 2006 " New York is an exhibit in the Cooper-Hewitt collection of the Smithsonian. The Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design though part of the Smithsonian is housed at 2 East 91st Street New York, NY.

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