Hamlin Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Hamlin Peak
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Elevation= 1,450 metres (4,756 feet)
Prominence = 152 m (496 ft)
Location = Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
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Coordinates = coord|45|55.27|N|68|55.40|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS "Mount Katahdin"
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Easiest route=hike
Listing = New England 4000 footers

Hamlin Peak is a convert|4756|ft|m|sing=on mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine.Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater Mount Katahdin massif and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks. Since it rises nearly convert|500|ft|m above the col joining it to the higher Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak qualifies as a four-thousand footer based on the topographic prominence criterion used by the Appalachian Mountain Club, and is ranked as the second-highest peak in Maine.

The southeast face of Hamlin Peak drains into the Great Basin, where water ultimately flows into the Penobscot River and eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Penobscot Bay.

See also

* List of mountains in Maine

External links

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* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=45.924251&lon=-68.927704 Hamlin Peak on TopoQuest]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6815 PeakBagger.com: Hamlin Peak]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/154835/hamlin-peak.html summitpost.org: Hamlin Peak]