1989 Map of Lobster Mountain

About this map

Lobster Mountain and the surrounding wilderness of Piscataquis County are defined by a complex network of waterways and glacial terrain in the late 1980s. The topographic landscape is dominated by the sprawling southern waters of Lobster Lake, characterized by the distinctive Little Claw and Big Claw inlets and the central mass of Big Island. This area, within the East Middlesex Canal Grant and the Northeast Carry township, highlights the historic timberland management and early surveyor boundaries that shaped northern Maine. Water flows through various drainages like Norcross Brook and Kidney Brook, connecting smaller bodies such as Spencer Pond and Tom Young Pond. The presence of several gravel pits suggests the ongoing maintenance of the primitive road network essential for this remote region's land use.