White Cap Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

White Cap Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

Infobox Mountain
Name = White Cap Mountain
Photo =
Caption =
Elevation = 1,175 metres (3,856 feet)
Prominence = 305 m (1,000 ft) [Key col [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=45.24581&lon=-70.84429&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG, - just west of Dennison Bog] .]
Location = Franklin County, Maine
Range =
Coordinates = coord|45|14.17|N|70|49.09|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=title,inline
Topographic
USGS "Little Kennebago Lake"
Type = |Age =
First ascent =
Easiest route = trailless bushwhack
Listing = nowrap| #82 New England 100 Highest

White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about one mile (1.5 km) east of the United States-Canada border with Québec. White Cap Mtn. is flanked to the south by Kennebago Divide Mountain.

White Cap Mountain stands within the watershed of the upper Androscoggin River, which drains into Merrymeeting Bay, the estuary of the Kennebec River, and thence into the Gulf of Maine.The north face of White Cap Mountain drains via a stream into the Kennebago River, thence into Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the Rapid River and Umbagog Lake, the source of the Androscoggin River.The southeast end of White Cap drains into Bear Brook, and thence into the Kennebago River.The southwest side of White Cap drains into Porter Brook, thence into the Cupsuptic River and Cupsuptic Lake. The mountain can be approached by logging roads. Anyone wishing to climb Whitecap would be well advised to get in touch with the Appalachian Mountain Club Four Thousand Footer Committee for route information [ [http://www.amc4000footer.org/faq.htm#info100| AMC Four Thousand Footer Committee FAQ] ] .

See also

* White Cap Mountain
* List of mountains in Maine
* New England Hundred Highest

References

External links

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* [http://peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6797 PeakBagger.com: White Cap Mountain]


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