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five or ten miles below it, measured on the river, to have an elevation of 1500 feet, 
Katahdin would still rise 1170 feet, and it would require an elevation of 2300 feet to 
hide it. Moreover, on remarkably clear wintry days, a very distant mountain has been 
seen in about the right direction, with a very peaked summit, which coincides with the 
descriptions of Katahdin. I should add, however, that as seen from Moosehead lake, 
which is in much the same direction, Katahdin does not present this appearance. It is 
claimed by some that Katahdin is visible from Kiarsarge ; and there is a distant moun- 
tain visible from there on rare occasions, which I have seen once, but which is not in 
the right place. And, moreover, if there was an elevation between them of 390 feet 
above the sea, and near Mt. Blue, Katahdin would be hidden. Now, as all the 
country near Mt. Blue has an elevation of something over 1000 feet, it seems rather 
improbable that Katahdin should ever be seen. As to seeing it from Osceola, as 
some claim, one would have to look something like 100 feet below the sea horizon to 
see it. 
The following is a list of some of the more interesting distant points to be seen from 
Mt. Washington, many of them being visible only on rare occasions: 
Mt. Belceil: distance 135 miles, position north 45° west, and nearly over Prospect 
hill, Lancaster. It is quite a high mountain near Montreal, and is said to be visible. 
Lake Memphremagog: distance 70 miles, position north 40° west, and over Jefferson 
hill. It requires a very clear day, as distant water is difficult to distinguish. 
Mt. Carmel: distance 65 miles, position north 10° east, and just over Mt. Adams. 
It is very near the northern boundary of Maine, and is readily recognized by the steep 
slope on the eastern side. It is said that a very fine view may be obtained from it. 
Mt. Bigelow: distance 70 miles, position north 35° east, and nearly over Mt. Hayes. 
It appears as three rounded hills. Just to the south of it, and far beyond, is a moun- 
tain with a very sharp apex, which is sometimes called Katahdin, but this is a mis- 
take. 
Mt. Abraham: distance 65 miles, position north 40° east, and somewhat to the right 
of Mt. Hayes. A long serrated ridge, also sometimes called Katahdin. 
Mt. Katahdin: distance 103 miles, position north 45° east, and about half way be- 
tween Mt. Hayes and Mt. Moriah. It is said to appear rising over a nearer saddle- 
shaped mountain, and to be recognized by its sharp peak, the sharpest in all the view 
from Washington. If visible at all in summer, it would be far the faintest object in 
sight in that direction. 
Mt. Blue: distance 57 miles, position north 57° east, and half way between Surprise 
and Moriah. It is quite a conspicuous pyramidal peak, and is near Farmington, Maine. 
It is used as a Coast Survey station. 
Portland: distance 65 miles, position south 51° east, and over the northern summit 
of Doublehead. It appears as a low white hill, with a long light-blue line beyond it. 
With a telescope the hill resolves itself into a mass of closely packed white houses, 
and the blue line is seen to be thickly studded with sails. The ocean, however, is not 
as often seen as some more distant objects in other directions, partly on account of the 
