Moxie Mountain
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Moxie Mountain is a mountain
located in Somerset County
, Maine
.
Moxie Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Kennebec River
, which drains into the Gulf of Maine
.
The northeast side of Moxie Mtn. drains into Big and Little Dimmick Ponds, thence into Baker Pond, Moxie Pond, Moxie Stream, and into the Kennebec River.
The north side of Moxie drains into Pleasant Pond, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream, and into the Kennebec.
The west side of Moxie drains into Robinson Pond Outlet, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream.
The south side of Moxie drains into Heald Stream, thence into Austin Stream and the Kennebec.
The Appalachian Trail
, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail
from Georgia
to Maine
, runs a few miles north of Moxie, across the summit of Pleasant Pond Mountain.
Mountain
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located in Somerset County
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
, 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...
.
Moxie Mountain stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Kennebec River
Kennebec River
The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
, which drains into the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.S...
.
The northeast side of Moxie Mtn. drains into Big and Little Dimmick Ponds, thence into Baker Pond, Moxie Pond, Moxie Stream, and into the Kennebec River.
The north side of Moxie drains into Pleasant Pond, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream, and into the Kennebec.
The west side of Moxie drains into Robinson Pond Outlet, thence into Pleasant Pond Stream.
The south side of Moxie drains into Heald Stream, thence into Austin Stream and the Kennebec.
The Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail is a designation for protected areas in the United States that consist of trails of particular natural beauty.National Scenic Trails were authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968 along with National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails...
from Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
to 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...
, runs a few miles north of Moxie, across the summit of Pleasant Pond Mountain.