Saddleback Mountain (Piscataquis County, Maine)
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Saddleback Mountain is a mountain
located in Piscataquis County
, Maine
.
Saddleback Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Pleasant River
, which drains into the Penobscot River
, and thence into Penobscot Bay
. The northeast end of Saddleback Mountain drains from Crater Pond into South Inlet Brook, thence into B Pond, Guernsey Brook, and the East Branch
of the Pleasant River. The easternmost part of Saddleback drains into Mud Gauntlet Brook, thence into Ebeemee Lake, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The southeast side of Saddleback drains into the Middle Branch
of the Pleasant River. The southwest end of Saddleback drains into Saddleback Brook, thence into Silver Lake, and the West Branch
of the Pleasant River. The northwest side of Saddleback drains into Big White Brook, thence into Silver Lake.
Saddleback Mountain is at the northeast end of one of the longest lines of sight between elevated points in the eastern United States. The southwest end is Mount Washington
in New Hampshire
, 136 miles (218.9 km) away. The prominence of Saddleback is 1850 feet (563.9 m).
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...
.
Saddleback 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 Pleasant River
Pleasant River (Piscataquis River)
The Pleasant River is a tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From the confluence of the East Branch and West Branch in Brownville, the river runs south and southeast to its mouth on the Piscataquis in Medford.-References:**...
, which drains into the Penobscot River
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...
, and thence into Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot Bay originates from the mouth of Maine's Penobscot River. There are many islands in this bay, and on them, some of the country's most well-known summer colonies. The bay served as portal for the one time "lumber capital of the world," namely; the city of Bangor...
. The northeast end of Saddleback Mountain drains from Crater Pond into South Inlet Brook, thence into B Pond, Guernsey Brook, and the East Branch
East Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River)
The East Branch Pleasant River is a tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From its source in Shawtown , the river runs about generally southeast to Upper Ebeemee Lake, then about south through Ebeemee Lake to its confluence with the West Branch to form the Pleasant...
of the Pleasant River. The easternmost part of Saddleback drains into Mud Gauntlet Brook, thence into Ebeemee Lake, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The southeast side of Saddleback drains into the Middle Branch
Middle Branch Pleasant River
The Middle Branch Pleasant River is a tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From the outflow of Middle Branch Pond in Maine Township 5, Range 9, WELS, the river runs southeast to its confluence with the East Branch in Brownville...
of the Pleasant River. The southwest end of Saddleback drains into Saddleback Brook, thence into Silver Lake, and the West Branch
West Branch Pleasant River (Piscataquis River)
The West Branch Pleasant River is a tributary of the Piscataquis River in Piscataquis County, Maine. From a location north of Fourth West Branch Pond in Shawtown , the river runs about counterclockwise around the White Cap Mountain massif, then about southeast to its confluence with the East...
of the Pleasant River. The northwest side of Saddleback drains into Big White Brook, thence into Silver Lake.
Saddleback Mountain is at the northeast end of one of the longest lines of sight between elevated points in the eastern United States. The southwest end is Mount Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at , famous for dangerously erratic weather. For 76 years, a weather observatory on the summit held the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, , on the afternoon of April 12, 1934...
in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, 136 miles (218.9 km) away. The prominence of Saddleback is 1850 feet (563.9 m).