East Kennebago Mountain is a trailless
mountain
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located in
Franklin County,
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
.
East Kennebago Mtn. is a
monadnock
An inselberg or monadnock () is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain.
In Southern Africa a similar formation of granite is known as a koppie, a ...
, flanked by its
spurs: Tim Mountain to the north, Black Spur to the west, and Blackcat Mountain to the southwest.
The southeast side of East Kennebago Mountain drains into the
South Branch of the
Dead River, thence into
Flagstaff Lake, the Dead River, and the
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 30, 2011 river within the U.S. state of Maine. It ri ...
, which drains into the
Gulf of Maine
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.
The northeast end of East Kennebago drains into Cherry Run, thence into the South Branch of the Dead River.
The southwest end of East Kennebago drains into
Kennebago Lake, thence into the
Kennebago River
The Kennebago River is a river in northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a tributary of Cupsuptic Lake, an arm of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Via a chain of lakes and the Rapid River, it is part of the Androscoggin River watershed.
Ke ...
,
Cupsuptic Lake, through a series of lakes into the
Rapid River and
Umbagog Lake, the source of the
Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River (Abenaki: ''Aləssíkαntekʷ'') is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, ...
, which drains into
Merrymeeting Bay, the
estuary
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of the Kennebec River.
The northwest side of East Kennebago drains into Big Sag Brook, thence into Kennebago Lake.
References
See also
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List of mountains in Maine
This is a list of mountains in the state of Maine.
References
{{Mountains of Maine
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Maine
Mountains
Maine
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New England Hundred Highest
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Mountains of Franklin County, Maine
New England Hundred Highest
Mountains of Maine
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