Black Nubble (Redington Township, Maine)

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Name = Black Nubble
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Elevation = convert|1130|m|ft|-1|lk=on [Summit elevation between 3,700 and 3,720 feet.]
Prominence = convert|280|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 2,780 and 2,800 feet.]
Location = nowrap| Franklin County, Maine, USA
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Coordinates = coord|45|1.92|N|70|26.83|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
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Black Nubble is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine. Black Nubble is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redington. Redington stands just north of the U.S. Navy Survival Escape and Evasion Training Facility (USSEAETF).__TOC__

Black Nubble stands within the watershed of the Kennebec River, which drains into the Gulf of Maine.The east side of Black Nubble drains into Nash Stream, thence into the South Branch of the Dead River, Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River and the Kennebec.The west side of Black Nubble drains into the West Branch of Nash Stream.The south end of Black Nubble drains into Orbeton Stream, thence into the Sandy River, another tributary of the Kennebec River.

Wind farm proposal

In 2005, Maine Mountain Power (MMP) filed an application with the Maine Land Use Regulation Committee (LURC) for a permit to develop a 30-turbine wind farm on Black Nubble and neighboring Mt. Redington. [cite web
url= http://www.mainemountainpower.com/GetFacts.html
title= Get The Facts
year= 2006 | publisher= Maine Mountain Power
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] After years of contentious debate, the proposal was voted down by the LURC in 2007. The summit of Redington was seen as too ecologically sensitive — a sub-alpine fir habitat providing a home for two rare species, the bog lemming and Bicknell's thrush. Also, the development would have been visible for miles along the Appalachian Trail. [ cite web
url= http://www.maine.gov/doc/lurc/projects/redington/Click_to_Start.htm
title= Maine Mountain Power Redington Wind Farm Application for Development
publisher= Maine LURC
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] [ cite news
url= http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/editorials/060729wind.shtml
title= Redington wind farm a step toward Maine's energy future
date= 2006-07-29 | work= Portland Press Herald |publisher=
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] A revised proposal, for 18 turbines only on Black Nubble, was put forward by MMP, supported by many environmental groups, [ cite news
url= http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4077881.html
title= Black Nubble wind project supporters line up
last= Crowell | first= Alan
date= 2007-07-11 | work= Kennebec Journal |publisher=
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] [cite web
url= http://www.nrcm.org/news_detail.asp?news=1682
title= Support Builds for Black Nubble Wind Farm
date= 2007-07-10 | publisher= Natural Resources Council of Maine
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] but still opposed by Maine Audubon. [ cite news
url= http://www.maineaudubon.org/act/2007_blacknubble.shtml
title= Will you help Maine Audubon fight an uphill battle for wildlife-friendly wind power in Maine?
publisher= Maine Audubon
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ] The project was rejected by the LURC in 2008. [ cite news
url= http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4657191.html
title= Wind project rulings issued: Panel OKs Kibby, rejects Black Nubble
date= 2008-01-15 | work= Morning Sentinel |publisher=
accessdate= 2008-08-28 ]

Notes

See also

* List of mountains in Maine

External links

*Gnis|562472|Black Nubble
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12406 Peakbagger.com: Black Nubble]