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West Kennebago Mountain

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Topo map
  
USGS Kennebago

Prominence
  
270 m

Elevation
  
1,143 m

West Kennebago Mountain

Location
  
Oxford County, Maine, U.S.

Easiest route
  
There is only one trail, 1.8 miles, steep in places There is now a monstrous Homeland Security radio relay station at the top, with solar panels, visible on Google Earth. If "prominence" means elevation above base, that is about 1700 feet.

Similar
  
East Kennebago Mountain, Boundary Peak, Saddleback Horn, Kibby Mountain, Saddleback Mountain

West Kennebago Mountain is a mountain located in Oxford County, Maine. West Kennebago is flanked to the north by Twin Mountains (3,536 ft or 1,078 m), and to the southwest by Burnt Mountain (2,938 ft or 896 m).

Map of West Kennebago Mountain, North Oxford, ME 03579, USA

West Kennebago 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 east side of West Kennebago Mountain drains 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 north end of West Kennebago drains into Otter Brook, then into the Kennebago River. The west side of the mountain drains into the Little East Branch of the Cupsuptic River, then into Cupsuptic Lake. The south end of West Kennebago drains into Beaver Brook, then into the Cupsuptic River.

References

West Kennebago Mountain Wikipedia