Spaulding Mountain is a mountain

Mountain

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 located in Franklin County

Franklin County, Maine

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 30,768. Its county seat is Farmington.Franklin County was established on 9 May 1838.-Geography:...

, 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...

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Spaulding Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

Sugarloaf Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. It is the second highest mountain in the state, after Mount Katahdin. Sugarloaf is flanked to the south by Spaulding Mountain....

, and to the southeast by Mount Abraham

Mount Abraham (Maine)

Mount Abraham is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine.Mount Abraham is flanked to the north by Spaulding Mountain.-Watersheds:The northeast side of Mt...

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The northeast and south sides of Spaulding Mtn. drain into Rapid Stream, thence into the West Branch

West Branch Carrabassett River

The West Branch Carrabassett River is a short tributary of the Carrabassett River in Franklin County, Maine. From the confluence of Quick Stream with a small stream in Salem, the river runs northeast to its mouth in Kingfield.-References:**...

 of the Carrabassett River

Carrabassett River

The Carrabassett River, a tributary of the Kennebec River, is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine, in the United States. It rises near Sugarloaf Mountain, east of Rangeley Lake, and runs for , flowing southeast past Kingfield and joining the Kennebec River in the town 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...

, and into the Gulf of Maine

Gulf of Maine

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The west side of Spaulding draines into the South Branch of the Carrabassett River.

The Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...

, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail

National Scenic Trail

National Scenic Trail is a designation for protected areas in the United States that consist of trails of particular natural beauty.National Scenic Trails were authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968 along with National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails...

 from Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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 to Maine

Maine

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, crosses Spaulding, passing 150 ft (45.7 m) below the summit.