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Unprotected Highlights in the

100 Mile Wilderness Region

 

  • West Branch of the Pleasant River watershed, a world-class native brook trout fishery

  • Whitecap Mountain

  • Cooper Pond, next to the Appalachian Trail Corridor

  • Jo-Mary Mountain

  • Greenwood Pond between Big & Little Spruce Mountains                      Photo by Paul Martin collection

  • Bicknell’s Thrush habitat, a bird endemic to the northeast                                      

  • Baker Pond & Lost Pond between Elephant & Baker Mountains

  • Baker Mountain, a trail-less mountain with paramount views                       

  • Crater Pond, a high elevation pond on top of Saddleback Mountain

  • Pristine lakes, ponds & remote lands with outstanding fisheries and wildlife habitat

  • Valley of the West Branch of the Pleasant River                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Photo by Tom Boutureira

  • Barren Mountain

  • Numerous natural waterfalls & gorges                     

  • Old-growth forest stands

  • Lynx habitat

  • Rare plant communities

 

 

 

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