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1985 Map of Millinocket Lake West

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Millinocket Lake West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Little Millinocket Lake and the western reaches of Millinocket Lake dominate this Piscataquis County landscape, joined by the narrow channel known as The Thorofare. The area is characterized by an intricate network of waterways including Munsungan Stream, Chandler Brook, and Moose Brook, which flow through timberlands managed by several townships such as T 8 R 9 W E L S. The terrain rises from these basins toward prominent heights like Millinocket Ridge and Caribou Ridge, marking a wilderness primarily accessed by private logging roads.

Evidence of seasonal use and local industry appears via a Campground near Munsungan Lake and a Gravel Pit further south. Numerous smaller bodies of water like Big Caribou Pond, Atkins Pond, and Kyle Pond dot the backcountry, illustrating the glacial topography of northern Maine. This survey captures a moment of modern forestry management and remote recreation before the turn of the twenty-first century.