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Katahdin

American  
[kuh-tah-dn] / kəˈtɑ dn /

noun

  1. Mount, the highest peak in Maine, in the central part. 5,273 feet (1,607 meters).


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Katahdin I was a little nervous for Festus.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2021

He hiked the trail out of order, in sections, to take advantage of optimal weather, and had already completed northern sections including Maine’s Mount Katahdin.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

Even before the worst public health crisis in a century, more than 3 million people a year hiked parts of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail, which rambles from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Mount Katahdin, Maine.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2021

And, as the situation in the Katahdin region shows, once people have been exposed, the virus can spread very quickly to dozens of people with no connection to the original outbreak.

From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2020

If you start at the northern end, at Mount Katahdin in Maine, you must wait for the snows to clear in late May or June.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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