Elevation 1,114 m Parent range Appalachian Mountains | Prominence 794 m | |
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Listing #15 New England Fifty Finest Topo map USGS Big Shanty Mountain Similar Baker Mountain, Big Spencer Mountain, Baldpate Mountain, Coburn Mountain, Big Moose Mountain | ||
White Cap Mountain is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine. White Cap Mtn. is flanked to the east by Hay Mountain, to the south by Big Spruce Mountain and to the southeast by Little Spruce Mountain.
Map of White Cap Mountain, Northeast Piscataquis, ME 04414, USA
White Cap Mountain lies within the watershed of the Pleasant River, a tributary of the Piscataquis River, which drains into the Penobscot River, and into Penobscot Bay. The east side of White Cap drains into B Inlet Brook, then into B Pond, Guernsey Brook, and the East Branch of the Pleasant River. The north and northwest sides of White Cap drain into the West Branch Ponds, then into the West Branch of the Pleasant River. The south side of White Cap drains into Greenwood Brook, then into the West Branch of the Pleasant.
The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170 mi (3,490 km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs along the four-mile-long ridge of hills to the east, across the summit of White Cap.