Bradbury Mountain State Park
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Bradbury Mountain State Park is a state park
in Pownal
, Cumberland County
, Maine
. The land was acquired by the federal government of the United States
in 1939 with the park being founded in the 1940s. Its borders were extended in the 1990s and 2000s across Maine Route 9 with the addition of the Knight Woods parcels. It was one of the Maine's original 5 state parks. It comprises 610 acres (246.9 ha).
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in Pownal
Pownal, Maine
Pownal is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,491 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pownal is home to Bradbury Mountain State Park....
, Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Maine
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 281,674. Its county seat is Portland, and is the most populous of the sixteen Maine counties, as well as the most affluent. Cumberland County has the deepest and second largest body of water in the...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. The land was acquired by the federal government of the United States
United States
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in 1939 with the park being founded in the 1940s. Its borders were extended in the 1990s and 2000s across Maine Route 9 with the addition of the Knight Woods parcels. It was one of the Maine's original 5 state parks. It comprises 610 acres (246.9 ha).
While Bradbury Mountain itself is not particularly high--it stands less than 500 feet high--it is a popular destination for hikers, who are rewarded with good views after a relatively short climb. The underlying material, exposed at the summit, is granite and pegmatite. The park's trails have also become popular with mountain bikers, to whom most trails in the park are open.