Tumbledown Mountain

Tumbledown Mountain
Tumbledown Mountain at sunset
Highest point
Elevation3,054 ft (931 m)[1]
Prominence1,400 ft (430 m)[2]
Coordinates44°45′03″N 70°32′50″W / 44.7508918°N 70.547289863°W / 44.7508918; -70.547289863
Geography
Tumbledown Mountain is located in Maine
Tumbledown Mountain
Tumbledown Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking, class 1

Tumbledown Mountain is a mountain in Franklin County, Maine. The mountain is a popular hiking spot in western Maine, with trailheads located on Byron Road in unincorporated Township 6, north of Weld. It is distinguished by an alpine pond (known locally as Crater Lake or Tumbledown Pond) just below the summit. Tumbledown Mountain is also located near Coos Canyon, a mountain stream. Tumbledown offers trails of varying difficulty for different hikers.[3]

  1. ^ USGS GNIS Detail Report
  2. ^ "Tumbledown Mountain, Maine". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  3. ^ "Tumbledown Mountain". Summitpost.org. Retrieved 2012-05-06.