Mount Agamenticus

The mountain labeled Snadoun Hill in 1616

Mount Agamenticus is a 692 ft (211 m) high monadnock in the town of York, Maine.[1] The area surrounding the summit is a park reservation which provides habitat for wildlife and a venue for recreation. The greater Agamenticus region covers nearly 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) in the southern Maine towns of Eliot, Ogunquit, South Berwick, Wells and York.[citation needed]

View from the summit of Mount Agamenticus in August, with lush green trees.
View from the summit of Mount Agamenticus in August.

Though under 700 ft (210 m) high, Mount Agamenticus was historically a noted landmark for sailors.[2] Mount Agamenticus is also affectionately known by older locals as "Big A," the nickname of a ski slope that once operated on its northeast flank,[citation needed] remnants of which can be seen both near the summit and along the trails. A memorial cairn to Mi'kmaq chief St. Aspinquid, who allegedly converted to Christianity, is located near the summit.

  1. ^ "Mt. Agamenticus at Summitpost.org". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Agamenticus, Mount" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.