Bradbury Mountain State Park

Bradbury Mountain State Park
Maine State Park
Country  United States
State  Maine
County Cumberland
Town Pownal
Elevation 407 ft (124 m) [1]
Coordinates 43°54′18″N 70°10′50″W / 43.90500°N 70.18056°W / 43.90500; -70.18056Coordinates: 43°54′18″N 70°10′50″W / 43.90500°N 70.18056°W / 43.90500; -70.18056 [1]
Highest point Bradbury Mountain [2]
 - elevation 469 ft (143 m)
 - coordinates 43°54′09″N 70°10′56″W / 43.90250°N 70.18222°W / 43.90250; -70.18222
Area 730 acres (295 ha)
Established 1939
Management Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
IUCN category V - Protected Landscape/Seascape
Location in Maine
Website: Bradbury Mountain State Park

Bradbury Mountain State Park is a publicly owned recreation area in the town of Pownal, Cumberland County, Maine, managed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.[3] The state park covers 730 acres (300 ha).[4]

The park's namesake has been described as a "small, inconspicuous hill, less than 500' high," that despite its size offers panoramic views that make the park one of the more popular ones in the state.[5] The park's multi-use trails, which are used for hiking, snowmobiling and horseback riding, have made it a popular spot for mountain bikers, to whom most trails in the park are open.[6] Hiking is popular during all seasons, including winter.[7] The underlying material of granite and pegmatite is exposed at the summit.[5]

History

The park was created in the 1940s as one of Maine's original five state parks after the land was acquired from the Federal government in 1939.[3] The park's borders were extended across Maine Route 9 with the addition of the Knight Woods parcels in the 1990s and 2000s.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bradbury Mountain State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Bradbury Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. 1 2 "Bradbury Mountain State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine" (PDF). Maine Geological Survey. August 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Coté, Lisa. "Bradbury Mountain State Park". New England Mountain Bike Association. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ Sarnacki, Aislinn (January 24, 2012). "1-Minute Hike: Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine". Bangor Daily News. Act Out With Aislinn. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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