• Source: Black Cap (mountain)

      • Black Cap is a mountain located in the town of Conway, New Hampshire, United States. It is located between Kearsarge North Mountain and Peaked Mountain. The rocky summit provides views of Maine and New Hampshire's White Mountains. Cranmore Mountain Resort is located on its western subpeak, Cranmore Mountain.


      Background


      Black Cap is part of a north-south-trending ridge known as the Green Hills. The next summit to the north on the ridge (towards Kearsarge North) is 2,100-foot (640 m) Hurricane Mountain, and to the southwest is 1,857-foot (566 m) Middle Mountain. Black Cap is located entirely in the watershed of the Saco River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine (Atlantic Ocean) near Saco, Maine. Tributaries of the Saco that flow off the mountain include Artist Brook to the west, Mason Brook to the south, White Lot Brook to the southeast, and Weeks Brook to the east.
      Along the trail that leads to the top of Black Cap from Hurricane Mountain, there is a mountain biking trail created by NEMBA (New England Mountain Bike Association) called the Red Tail Trail. This trail descends further down Black Cap and Hurricane Mountain. It lets out near the intersection of Kearsarge Street and Hurricane Mountain Road (on the western side of Hurricane Mountain.)


      See also



      Mountain peaks of North America


      External links


      Black Cap. FranklinSites.com. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
      New Hampshire: A Guide to the Granite State. US History Publishers. 1974. p. 283. ISBN 9781603540285.


      References

    • Source: Black Cap Mountain

      • Black Cap Mountain is a 1,020 foot (310 m) mountain in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The mountain is 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Eddington, Maine, and the Penobscot River. It is accessible from Maine Route 46, near its intersection with The Airline (State Route 9).
      The mountain is named for its granite peak, which is mostly bare with a few scrubby trees. From the mountain there is a panoramic view of western Maine, the Western Maine Mountains, and the eastern portion of the White Mountain National Forest.


      Background


      Black Cap consists of a range of hills, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, with an average breadth of 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. Both Boy Scout Camp Roosevelt and Fitts Pond sit at the base of the mountain. The summit is home to a number of microwave, radio and television broadcasting antennas, including WMEH of Maine Public Radio.
      The mountain is prominent in the area and is part of the southeastern vista of Bangor. It can also be seen from the Penobscot Bay and the sea. The area around the mountain has been affected by several natural disasters. The 1938 New England hurricane leveled the surrounding forest, and a spruce forest was planted in its place. The mountain also has beech trees and blueberry bushes. The latter began to grow after a series of forest fires swept through the area in the 1800s clearing the forest and opening the land.
      The Katahdin Area Council, owners of the 1,800 acres (730 ha) Camp Roosevelt, own two-thirds of the mountain. Private landholders own the rest of the land, with energy company Emera owning one acre on the summit of the mountain for a radio tower.


      Recreation


      The mountain has a popular hiking trail, whose trailhead adjoins the parking lot for Camp Roosevelt.


      See also


      Davis Pond


      References




      External links


      Aislinn Sarnacki (February 14, 2012). "1-minute hike: Blackcap Mountain, East Eddington, Maine". Act Out with Aislinn.
      "Overnight Search in Eddington". Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. February 22, 2014.
      Carey Kish (November 13, 2017). "HIKING IN MAINE: AIRLINE ROAD IS BOUNTIFUL FOR HIKERS".

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