2. New England 4000+ ft Mountains

Mt. Katahdin, Baxter Peak (42 of 67)

The 42nd peak of the year would be Mt. Katahdin, Baxter Peak at 5,267 ft. It was hiked on 9/8/14 with a distance 10.105 miles and 4,161 ft overall elevation gain with 4,376 ft total elevation gain. I had originally planned to go over to Hamlin Peak as well this day, but a steeper and harder than expected climb made me rethink this plan. I changed plans up on the mountain and decided to play it safe so I could do better descending over the difficult terrain. Unfortunately, this would end up meaning a second trip to Baxter State Park would be needed this year
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Peaks to the northwest
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Peaks to the northwest

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  • The view to the west
  • View to the southwest from the start of the climb up to The Gateway
  • View to the northwest from the start of the climb up to The Gateway
  • Looking at the climb up to The Gateway and the Table Lands beyond it
  • The climb to The Gateway. For a sense of scale, a few people can be seen at the bottom if you look hard enough
  • Part of the climb up to The Gateway. 3 people are ahead of me in this picture
  • A closer look at the hikers ahead of me
  • Getting closer to the top of this climb
  • Looking down the trail from The Gateway
  • The trail drops off enough you can't see of it from here before it gets down to the edge of the ridge
  • Looking north from the trail
  • Peaks to the northwest
  • Peaks to the northwest
  • The Table Lands lie ahead
  • Looking up towards the summit past the Table Lands
  • Hamlin Peak can be seen off in the distance
  • A zoomed in look at the summit of Baxter Peak
  • Hamlin Peak to the north
  • A zoomed in look of Hamlin Peak
  • The open spot with buildings in the campground where I am staying and started hiking from today
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