Big Moose Mountain
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Big Moose Mountain, previously named Big Squaw Mountain, is a mountain
located in Piscataquis County
, Maine
.
Big Moose Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Little Moose (Little Squaw) Mountain.
The name of the mountain was changed in 2000, in accordance with a state law that required the renaming of all geographic features and locations in Maine called "squaw" or "squa".
Big Moose Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Kennebec River
, which drains into the Gulf of Maine
.
The northeast side of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Moosehead Lake
, the source of the Kennebec.
The southeast end of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Squaw Brook, thence into Moosehead Lake.
The southwest side of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Indian Brook, thence into Indian Pond and the Kennebec River.
Big Moose Mountain was the location of Big Squaw Mountain Resort
, an alpine skiing
area.
Mountain
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located in Piscataquis County
Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 17,535, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft....
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
Big Moose Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Little Moose (Little Squaw) Mountain.
The name of the mountain was changed in 2000, in accordance with a state law that required the renaming of all geographic features and locations in Maine called "squaw" or "squa".
Big Moose Mountain stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
, which drains into the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...
.
The northeast side of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States. Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River. Towns that border the lake include Greenville to the south and...
, the source of the Kennebec.
The southeast end of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Squaw Brook, thence into Moosehead Lake.
The southwest side of Big Moose Mtn. drains into Indian Brook, thence into Indian Pond and the Kennebec River.
Big Moose Mountain was the location of Big Squaw Mountain Resort
Big Squaw Mountain Resort
Big Squaw Mountain Resort is a defunct ski area in Greenville, Maine.Opened in 1963, the ski area was located on the north side of Big Moose Mountain , overlooking Moosehead Lake....
, an alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
area.
See also
- List of mountains in Maine
- New England Fifty FinestNew England Fifty FinestThe New England Fifty Finest is a list of mountains in New England, used in the mountaineering sport of peak bagging.The list comprises the fifty summits with the highest topographic prominence — a peak's height above the lowest contour which encloses that peak and no higher peak.This list differs...
- Big Squaw Mountain ResortBig Squaw Mountain ResortBig Squaw Mountain Resort is a defunct ski area in Greenville, Maine.Opened in 1963, the ski area was located on the north side of Big Moose Mountain , overlooking Moosehead Lake....
External links
- "Piscataquis County leaders want 'squaw' names restored" - Bangor Daily NewsBangor Daily NewsThe Bangor Daily News is an American newspaper that was founded on June 18, 1889; in 1900 the paper merged with the Bangor Whig and Courier. The Bangor Publishing Co. publishes the paper in Bangor, Maine, in addition to two weekly papers distributed by the BDN and several others distributed by the...
, September 8, 2006 - Big Squaw Mountain Resort website