2018 Map of Silver Lake

About this map

The West Branch Pleasant River defines the central valley of this Piscataquis County landscape, a corridor once central to the region's early industrial efforts. The presence of Katahdin Iron Works Rd and Ore Mtn points to the historical resource extraction that shaped this part of the Maine woods. Water is the dominant feature, with several large bodies such as Silver Lake, Big Houston Pond, and Little Houston Pond collected in the basins between prominent peaks. These summits, including Chairback Mtn and Saddleback Mtn, dictate the winding path of access roads like Spruce Brook Rd. The map details a complex hydrographic network where numerous streams, including Sucker Brook and Houston Brook, feed into the river system, illustrating the natural drainage patterns critical to both the local ecology and the timber history of the area.