alpine acreage in Maine / Vermont?

[arghman]

OK, someone out there must know this.
I'm wondering what the approximate alpine acreage is in Maine; most of it would be around Katahdin, with bits & pieces in the western mountains (Abraham, Saddleback, Goose Eye + maybe a few others).

Ditto for VT which I assume would be Mansfield and Camel's Hump.

In the Adirondacks the stats are supposed to be 85 acres (there's a book with that title) and in NH the stats are 6931 acres in the Presidential Range, 379 acres on Franconia Ridge, 247 acres on the Baldfaces, and 160 acres elsewhere (Moosilauke, the Twins and Bonds, Carter/Moriah/Mahoosuc range, etc.). (source = the state wildlife action plan p. B-5)

 

[WSC]

I cannot find the exact acerage for VT, but according to the Green Mountain Guide, alpine areas exist on Mount Mansfield, Camels Hump,Mt. Hunger, and Mt. Abraham.
http://www.greenmountainclub.org/page.php?id=217
The GMC website does not list a specific Acerage.
WSC

 

[TDawg]

As the largest area of alpine terrain in VT, Mt. Mansfield has 200, and then Camels Hump with 10 acres. Any other alpine areas in VT?

Stats according to VT Dept. of Forests, Parks, and Rec.

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Am doing this from personal observation, but ... would estimate Mt Hunger has about an acre, as does Mt Abe. As for Killington - who knows? Between the communications towers and the restaurant/ski area, it would be a guesstimate at best - maybe 4?

Mt Ellen is wooded scrub.

Mt Abe in Maine has more than Abe in VT, but have only been there a couple of times, so can't give an estimate.

 

[injektilo]

According to the Maine Natural Areas Program, there are 171 acres on Bigelow and 259 acres in the Mahoosuc Public Reserved Land Unit.

According to an Ecological Study of the High Peaks Region of Maine's Western Mountains conducted in part by the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust and available here , there are approx. 619 acres of alpine habitat bound by Rangeley, Phillips, Kingfield, and Stratton. This would seem to include Saddleback, Abraham, and Sugarloaf. It is a pretty interesting read that some may enjoy... I have enjoyed what I've read so far.

I can't seem to find any numbers for Baxter though...

 

[blacknblue]

Technically, the only alpine areas in VT are Mansfield, Camels Hump, and Abraham. Abraham is maybe an acre in size. Killington has a rocky summit, but not truly alpine vegetation; same with Mount Hunger/Worcester Range.