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Mountain Peaks in Maine

21 mountain peaks in Maine with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Piscataquis County has the most (9). The darkest skies are at Katahdin (Bortle 1).

Top mountain peaks

KatahdinMountain Peak
KatahdinPiscataquis County · 1,603 m
Cadillac MountainMountain Peak
Cadillac MountainHancock County · 461 m
Mount BigelowMountain Peak
Mount BigelowSomerset County · 1,227 m
Mount KineoMountain Peak
Mount KineoPiscataquis County · 551 m
Caribou MountainMountain Peak
Caribou MountainFranklin County · 1,110 m
Snow MountainMountain Peak
Snow MountainFranklin County · 1,209 m
North BrotherMountain Peak
North BrotherPiscataquis County · 1,262 m
Sandy Bay MountainMountain Peak
Sandy Bay MountainSomerset County · 950 m
White Cap MountainMountain Peak
White Cap MountainPiscataquis County · 1,111 m
Hamlin PeakMountain Peak
Hamlin PeakPiscataquis County · 1,446 m
Mount CoeMountain Peak
Mount CoePiscataquis County · 1,154 m
Sugarloaf MountainMountain Peak
Sugarloaf MountainFranklin County · 1,292 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (21)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
KatahdinPiscataquis County1,603 mMillinocket1
Cadillac MountainAcadiaHancock County461 mBar Harbor3
Mount BigelowSomerset County1,227 mKingfield1
Mount KineoPiscataquis County551 mGreenville1
Caribou MountainFranklin County1,110 mSkowhegan1
Snow MountainFranklin County1,209 mKingfield1
North BrotherPiscataquis County1,262 mMillinocket1
Sandy Bay MountainSomerset County950 mSkowhegan1
White Cap MountainPiscataquis County1,111 mGreenville1
Hamlin PeakPiscataquis County1,446 mMillinocket1
Mount CoePiscataquis County1,154 mMillinocket1
Sugarloaf MountainFranklin County1,292 mKingfield2
Saddleback JuniorFranklin County1,110 mPhillips2
Saddleback MountainPiscataquis County910 mBrownville1
Merrill MountainFranklin County1,016 mSkowhegan1
Traveler MountainPiscataquis County1,082 mPatten1
Old Speck MountainOxford County1,268 mMilan2
Mount PisgahFranklin County1,032 mSkowhegan1
Coburn MountainSomerset County1,135 mGreenville1
Doubletop MountainPiscataquis County1,059 mMillinocket1
East Kennebago MountainFranklin County1,153 mPhillips1

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.