to summit east and west two and a half miles by a mile and a 

 half from north to south" giving it an area of 2,240 acres. 



From the southern end of the "saddle" a short spur juts out 

 into the great basin which, with Pomola, encloses a second 

 smaller amphitheatre, the South basin. In its floor (3,000 feet) 

 lies Chimney pond (2,928 feet or 2,287 feet below West peak). 

 The well nigh vertical walls of this basin terminate above in the 

 crest which forms the heel of the hook and bears the "Chimney," 

 Pomola, and the East and West peaks. 



'Beyond the peaks of the North mountain, the crest continues 

 as the Northern spur extending some three miles to the north- 

 east at a lower level (4,500 feet) and then drops abruptly. Rus- 

 sell mountain lies just beyond its tip. 



The gradual slope directly west from the first North peak 

 shortly passes into the Northwest spur which continues some 

 three-fourths of a mile to the northwest at an approximate level 

 of 4,400 feet. Between this spur and the walls of the Northern 

 ridge, which here extend nearly north, is included the North- 

 west basin. The writer has recently described this basin and for 

 details the reader is referred to this description. 1 Only the 

 salient points will be repeated here. In general form the North 

 west basin suggests the capital letter V with its base slightly 



1. Harvey, LeRoy H., An ecological excursion to Mount Ktaadn. Rhodora 5: 

 4246. 1903. 



rounded, and with a very broad gateway opening to the north- 

 west into the valley of the Middle Wissattaquoik. Its eastern 

 arm is formed by the precipitous west wall of the Northern ridge 

 while the wooded north slope of the Northwest spur makes the 

 other arm of our capital letter. By the confluence of these two 

 arms as they join the North mountain, the rounded base of our 

 letter is formed. The floor of this basin is virtually a shelf cut 

 from the Northwest spur, apparently by glacial action. It has 

 an altitude of 2,940 feet, 50 feet lower than South basin; and 

 varies in width from 200 to 250 yards. From this shelf a precip- 

 itous descent of 250 feet leads to the valley proper below. 



Nestled at the base of the Northwest spur and on the shelf 

 described above, are four small ponds, evidently morainic in 

 origin. Lake Cowles (,938 feet) the largest and most western 

 is about five acres in extent. Davis pond, next in size, less than 



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