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2014 Map of Fifth Musquacook Lake

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Fifth Musquacook Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Fifth Musquacook Lake and Fourth Musquacook Lake anchor this remote landscape along the border of Aroostook and Piscataquis counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of high-elevation water bodies and isolated peaks, including Hudson Mtn and the Rocky Brook Mountains. A single thoroughfare, Reality Rd, provides limited access to the northern reaches near Long Pond and Squirrel Pond.

The hydrography of the region is remarkably intricate, with the "Elbow" series—Upper Elbow Pond, Middle Elbow Pond, and Lower Elbow Pond—draining toward Clear Lake and Little Pleasant Pond. This map documents a wilderness area where the natural drainage patterns of Big Hudson Brook and Mule Brook remain the primary features, reflecting the character of the Maine North Woods in the early twenty-first century.