Bigelow Preserve

Bigelow Preserve
Bigelow Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	Avery Peak on Mount Bigelow
Location	Maine, United States
Nearest city	Skowhegan, Maine
Coordinates	45°09′N 70°18′W / 45.150°N 70.300°W
Area	36,000 acres (15,000 ha)
Established	1976
Governing body	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Official website

Bigelow Mountain Preserve is a 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) state-owned nature preserve in the western part of the U.S. state of Maine.^[1]^[2] Located in the village of Stratton within Eustis, Franklin County, Maine, the preserve was created in 1976 in order to stop a proposed development of a ski resort in the area.^[3] It is home to Mount Bigelow, one of Maine's highest mountains at an elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m), and Flagstaff Lake.^[2]

The namesake of both Bigelow Preserve and Mount Bigelow is Major Timothy Bigelow, a Revolutionary War patriot who climbed Mount Bigelow in October of 1775 "for the purpose of observation."^[4]

References

^ "Bigelow". Mainely Hiking. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Land". Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
^ Condon, Mark (July 2000). "Maine's Bigelow Preserve". Backpacker Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Hersey, Charles (2022-01-15). "Hersey, Charles, Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow (1860)". gutenberg.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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[1] "Bigelow". Mainely Hiking. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[Bigelow-2] "Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Land". Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

[Condon-3] Condon, Mark (July 2000). "Maine's Bigelow Preserve". Backpacker Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[4] Hersey, Charles (2022-01-15). "Hersey, Charles, Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow (1860)". gutenberg.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.

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Tributaries	Abagadasset River Carrabassett River Dead River East Branch Eastern River East Branch Moose River East Branch Sebasticook River Eastern River Lemon Stream Little River Moose River Moxie Falls North Branch Dead River Roach River Sandy River Sebasticook River South Branch Dead River South Branch Moose River South Branch Sandy River West Branch Carrabassett River West Branch Eastern River West Branch Moose River
Lakes	Annabessacook Lake Attean Pond Brassua Lake China Lake Cobbosseecontee Lake East Pond Embden Pond Enchanted Pond First Roach Pond Flagstaff Lake Great Moose Lake Great Pond Indian Pond Long Pond (Belgrade Lakes) Long Pond (Moose River) Maranacook Lake Messalonskee Lake Moosehead Lake Moxie Pond Narrows Pond North Pond Pleasant Pond Sebasticook Lake Spencer Lake Staples Pond Unity Pond Wood Pond Wyman Dam
Towns	Albion Anson Athens Augusta Bath Belgrade Benton Bingham Burnham Caratunk Chesterville China Clinton Corinna Detroit Dexter Embden Fairfield Farmingdale Farmington Gardiner Greenville Hallowell Harmony Hartland Jackman Kingfield Madison Manchester Monmouth Moscow New Portland New Sharon New Vineyard Newport Norridgewock Oakland Phillips Pittsfield Readfield Richmond Rockwood Rome Saint Albans Sidney Skowhegan Solon Smithfield Stratton Strong Unity Vassalboro Vienna Waterville Wilton Winslow Winthrop Woolwich
Landmarks	Mount Abraham Arnold Trail Augusta Memorial Bridge Bath Iron Works Bigelow Preserve Mount Bigelow Carlton Bridge Crocker Mountain Fort Halifax Harris Station Dam International Railway of Maine Kennebec Central Railroad Maine Kennebec Bridge Major Reuben Colburn House Pearl Harbor Remembrance Bridge Mount Redington Sagadahoc Bridge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Somerset and Kennebec Railroad Somerset Railroad Spaulding Mountain Sugarloaf Mountain Togus