2014 Map of Bowers Mountain

About this map

Prentiss and Carroll anchor this rural Maine landscape, where the settlement pattern follows the high ground of the Penobscot and Washington County borders. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent ridges and hills, including Tar Ridge, Sheepskin Ridge, and Bowers Mountain, which divide numerous drainage basins. A complex network of waterways, such as Mattagodus Stream, Baskahegan Stream, and Cleaves Brook, carves through the valleys, eventually feeding into bodies like Lowell Lake. The road system, featuring routes like Main Rd and Tar Ridge Rd, highlights the connectivity between these small communities and the surrounding woodlots. This area illustrates the classic northern New England transition from valley-floor stream systems to the elevated agricultural and timber lands of the interior ridges.