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White Cap Mountain (Franklin County, Maine)

Coordinates: 45°14′10″N 70°49′05″W / 45.236167°N 70.818167°W / 45.236167; -70.818167
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White Cap Mountain
White Cap Mountain is located in Maine
White Cap Mountain
White Cap Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,856 ft (1,175 m)[1]
Prominence996 ft (304 m)[1]
ListingNew England 100 Highest #82
Coordinates45°14′10″N 70°49′05″W / 45.236167°N 70.818167°W / 45.236167; -70.818167[2]
Geography
LocationFranklin County, Maine
Topo mapUSGS Little Kennebago Lake
Climbing
Easiest routetrailless bushwhack

White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, Maine, about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the Canada–US border with Québec. White Cap Mountain 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 then into the Gulf of Maine. The north face of White Cap Mountain drains via a stream into the Kennebago River, then 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 then into the Kennebago River. The southwest side of White Cap drains into Porter Brook, then into the Cupsuptic River and Cupsuptic Lake.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "White Cap Mountain, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. ^ "White Cap Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.