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Mountain Peaks in Piscataquis County, Maine

9 mountain peaks in Piscataquis County. Every location page has sunrise and sunset azimuths, a monthly golden hour table, Milky Way windows and nearby spots.

Top mountain peaks

KatahdinMountain Peak
KatahdinPiscataquis County · 1,603 m
Mount KineoMountain Peak
Mount KineoPiscataquis County · 551 m
North BrotherMountain Peak
North BrotherPiscataquis County · 1,262 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
Saddleback MountainMountain Peak
Saddleback MountainPiscataquis County · 910 m
Traveler MountainMountain Peak
Traveler MountainPiscataquis County · 1,082 m
Doubletop MountainMountain Peak
Doubletop MountainPiscataquis County · 1,059 m

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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.