Bigelow Preserve

Bigelow Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Avery Peak on Mount Bigelow

Location	Maine, United States
Nearest city	Skowhegan, Maine
Coordinates	45°09′N 70°18′W / 45.150°N 70.300°W / 45.150; -70.300Coordinates: 45°09′N 70°18′W / 45.150°N 70.300°W / 45.150; -70.300
Area	36,000 acres (15,000 ha)
Established	1976
Governing body	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Official website

Bigelow Mountain Preserve is a 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) state-owned nature preserve in the western part of the U.S. state of Maine.^[1]^[2] Located in Stratton, Maine, the preserve was created in 1976 in order to stop a proposed development of a ski resort in the area.^[3] It is home to Mount Bigelow, one of Maine's highest mountains at an elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m), and Flagstaff Lake.^[2]

References

↑ "Bigelow". Mainely Hiking. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
1 2 "Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Land". Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
↑ Condon, Mark (July 2000). "Maine's Bigelow Preserve". Backpacker Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

Kennebec River Watershed

Tributaries	Abagadasset River Carrabassett River Dead River East Branch Eastern River East Branch Moose River East Branch Sebasticook River Eastern River Lemon Stream Little River Moose River Moxie Falls North Branch Dead River Roach River Sandy River Sebasticook River South Branch Dead River South Branch Moose River South Branch Sandy River West Branch Carrabassett River West Branch Eastern River West Branch Moose River

Lakes	Annabessacook Lake Attean Pond Brassua Lake China Lake Cobbosseecontee Lake East Pond Enchanted Pond First Roach Pond Flagstaff Lake Great Pond Long Pond (Belgrade Lakes) Long Pond (Moose River) Maranacook Lake Messalonskee Lake Moosehead Lake Moxie Pond Narrows Pond North Pond Sebasticook Lake Staples Pond Unity Pond Wood Pond Wyman Dam

Towns	Albion Anson Athens Augusta Bath Belgrade Benton Bingham Burnham Chesterville China Clinton Corinna Detroit Dexter Fairfield Farmingdale Farmington Gardiner Greenville Hallowell Harmony Hartland Jackman Kingfield Madison Manchester Monmouth Moscow New Portland New Sharon New Vineyard Newport Norridgewock Oakland Phillips Pittsfield Readfield Richmond Rockwood Rome Saint Albans Sidney Skowhegan Solon Smithfield Stratton Strong Unity Vassalboro Vienna Waterville Wilton Winslow Winthrop Woolwich

Landmarks	Mount Abraham Arnold Trail Augusta Memorial Bridge Bath Iron Works Bigelow Preserve Mount Bigelow Carlton Bridge Crocker Mountain Fort Halifax International Railway of Maine Kennebec Central Railroad Maine Kennebec Bridge Major Reuben Colburn House Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge Mount Redington Sagadahoc Bridge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Somerset and Kennebec Railroad Somerset Railroad Spaulding Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain Togus

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