The area is known for its crystal clear lakes and scenic hiking trails in the summer. Fall can also bring tourists who come to see the brilliant Autumn leaf color provided by the region's maple-dominated forestry. In the winter, skiing becomes the region's largest attraction. This region has many resorts and ski areas to choose from, including Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton, Sunday River in Bethel, Black Mountain in Rumford, Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, and Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley. The economy in these areas is largely based on seasonal activities and tourism.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes through this region, and the portion that passes through the region's Mahoosuc Notch is popularly considered by hikers to be the most difficult mile of the entire trail.[1]
western, maine, mountains, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Western Maine Mountains news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Western Lakes and Mountains region spans most of Maine s western border with New Hampshire A small part of the scenic White Mountain National Forest is located in this area The region consists of Oxford County Androscoggin County Franklin County as well as northern York and interior Cumberland counties The largest cities in the region are Lewiston and Auburn Notable towns include Bethel Bridgton Oxford Rangeley and Rumford Many of the state s highest peaks are located in the region although the highest Mount Katahdin is not The area is known for its crystal clear lakes and scenic hiking trails in the summer Fall can also bring tourists who come to see the brilliant Autumn leaf color provided by the region s maple dominated forestry In the winter skiing becomes the region s largest attraction This region has many resorts and ski areas to choose from including Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton Sunday River in Bethel Black Mountain in Rumford Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley and Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley The economy in these areas is largely based on seasonal activities and tourism The Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes through this region and the portion that passes through the region s Mahoosuc Notch is popularly considered by hikers to be the most difficult mile of the entire trail 1 See also editAuburn Maine Bridgton Maine Crocker Mountain Maine Fryeburg Fair Lewiston Maine Long Lake Maine Mount Abraham Maine Mount Bigelow Maine Mount Redington Mountain Division Moxie Mountain Old Speck Mountain Oxford Casino Sugar Maple Saddleback Horn Saddleback Mountain Rangeley Maine Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sebago Lake South Crocker Mountain Spaulding Mountain Stephen King Sugarloaf Mountain Franklin County Maine References edit The Toughest Mile Hiking Mahoosuc Notch on the Appalachian Trail GORP com nbsp This Maine state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Maine Mountains amp oldid 1192581708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
