Boundary Peak?

[chinooktrail]

Ok, I give up, where is Boundary Peak?
It is on the list of NEHH, it is in Maine, and it is 3855'.
I can not locate it on a map, and it is listed in my Maine Mountain Guide as a HH, but not referenced in the Index, and not listed on the list of peaks for each region that I can see.
Is it me, or did I miss something very obvious?

 

[audrey]

It doesn't have an official name or any trails maintained for hiking, that's why. Do you have a Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer? On page 28, quadrant A2, follow the boundary line north from Dennison Bog. My 2006 edition puts it right under the Q of Quebec.

 

[chinooktrail]

Ok, got it, at least I think I do. It isn't named on the map, and the elevation isn't listed, but it looks to be the same height as White Cap. Thanks.

 

[Steve-o]

You may have to get permission to park on the logging rd. from the U.S approach.
I'm sure others will chime in.

 

[Frodo]

Here is a topo map showing the summit as a red X - Boundary

Easy to do from the Canadian side during the summer. Tough to do from any direction during the winter...

 

[chinooktrail]

Thanks Frodo, yup, that is the one I was looking at. I see the trail from Arnold Bog in Canada, looks like I will be camping at Cathedral Pines soon to get a few peaks up there!
While I am at it, Snow Mountain is NOT the one with the tower and the trail, but the one off of Wiggle Brook Road? (gotta love the names!) Delorme says it is 3765', but the list says 3784'?
I think I have located the rest of the ones in that general area;
White Cap
Boundary Peak
East Kennebago
Snow Mt
Kennebago Divide
and Elephant Mt to the South...

HOLD ON! BOTh Snow Mountains are on the list, whew, am I getting confused!

Ok, I guess I need to head over to EMS at lunch and get some USGS maps and finally sign up for a class to learn how to use my GPS.

Should be a fun and adventurous spring and summer!

 

[JimC]

Map Software

If you are going to invest in USGS paper maps, consider a map software program which will save $ and open up a whole new world of maps to you. You will be able to draw and print your own maps.

I use and recommend National Geographic TOPO (not to be confused with other, similar sounding programs). Others will likely recommend alternative programs.

 

[MichaelJ]

Or try using TopoZone. to look up things with its search abilities.

Yes, there are two Snow mountains. One is colloquially called Chain of Ponds Snow and has the old fire tower (cab recently collapsed but tower still there; search for a post on this sometime in the last month) and you go in from 27 through land signed as Indian reservation land.

The other one is Cupsuptic Snow and is further south and I haven't done it so I know nothing about it.

 

[spongebob]

Chinook,

Marc Howes has a map of the NE100 highest that you can get a feel for where the mountains are.

I have one too, which is spongebob-ie and stupid. Rock on!

Other people might have similiar maps.

And if you just want a couple quads of the Maine mountains. Then stopping in the Delorme store in Yarmouth, Maine on your way up is a good choice.

 

[chinooktrail]

Yeah, I am a little addicted to maps...

And I love to just watch Earthra go around... (She is the globe they have at Delorme)

Thanks all, I will check out the maps tonight. Just went for a long walk for lunch, and didn't go by EMS. Gotta save $$ for gas!

 

[marchowes]

If you want to use the canada road for access (aka Big island Rd) You will need to call the office of Maurice Peppin 207-297-2555. They are very friendly but be warned, the office lady I met there spoke English at as second language so there was a bit of a communication barrier (French being her Primary language). They use CB channel 19 up there for communication. I -believe- there is a limitation for using the road in the summer months because there are some beautiful people retreats off in those woods but I am not 100% sure.

Good luck with these I am going to be attacking this area in May!

 

[Kevin Rooney]

Nah, you're all wrong - Boundary is here .... And you don't approach it from the Canadian side. You approach it from the CA side ...

 

[chinooktrail]

Hehehe Kevin, I am all over it!

Give brutis a belly rub from me!

 

[evilhanz]

Ok, I guess I need to head over to EMS at lunch and get some USGS maps

A little late, but FYI - most EMS stores have stopped carrying paper quads. Here are a couple of places that I know still carry them:

EMS in North Conway (limited collection)
The Mountain Wanderer in Lincoln, NH
Moor & Mountain in Andover, MA (excellent collection, but they rubber stamp the quads)
Wildlife Taxidermy & Sports in Manchester, NH (not very well kept)

 

[chinooktrail]

ok, thanks! I work about a block or two away from the EMS in North Conway, but would rather get them at the Northern Wanderer in Lincoln.
Like I said, I have a problem with maps, I wonder if there is a twelve step program...

 

[DougPaul]

Like I said, I have a problem with maps, I wonder if there is a twelve step program...

You can get free digital images of the USGS 24K topos from here: http://libremap.org/.

And, of course, you can always order paper USGS maps from (surprise!) the USGS itself.

Don't know if this helps or hinders your addiction...

Kill (fill) disks, not trees?

Doug

 

[chinooktrail]

Thanks Doug, I have ordered them from the USGS before, a surprisingly easy process... When I was just starting to ocean kayak and camp we would order the ones we needed, guess I should call them charts instead of maps, but we even waterproofed some of them as I recall. That was some time ago, and a lifetime away...

 

[Stan]

A couple more sources for hard copies: Globe Corner Bookstore in Harvard Square (Cambridge, around the corner from Club Passim) and DeLorme in Freeport.