Tableland area of Mount Katahdin

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The Tableland area of Mount Katahdin is a high, windswept alpine plateau near the mountain’s summit, known for its expansive, barren landscape and fragile tundra ecosystem.

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Tableland area of Mount Katahdin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine plateau ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ
tundra ecosystem ⓘ
accessedBy hiking trails on Mount Katahdin ⓘ
accessRestriction subject to conservation regulations ⓘ
climateCharacteristic cold temperatures ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area within Baxter State Park ⓘ
ecologicalRole habitat for cold-adapted alpine species ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine tundra ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo near summit of Mount Katahdin ⓘ
environmentalSensitivity ecologically fragile ⓘ
geologicalContext part of Katahdin granite massif ⓘ
humanImpactConcern trail erosion ⓘ
vegetation trampling ⓘ
landscapeCharacter barren ⓘ
expansive ⓘ
locatedIn Baxter State Park ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Piscataquis County, Maine ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Mount Katahdin ⓘ
managementBy Baxter State Park Authority ⓘ
linked to: Baxter State Park
nameOrigin named for its table-like flatness near the summit ⓘ
notableFor exposure to severe weather ⓘ
views of surrounding Maine wilderness ⓘ
partOf Appalachian alpine zone remnants in New England ⓘ
summit region of Mount Katahdin ⓘ
recreationActivity hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
seasonalAccessibility typically accessible in summer and early fall ⓘ
surfaceCharacteristic rocky ⓘ
sparsely vegetated ⓘ
terrainType windswept plateau ⓘ
trailUsePolicy hikers required to stay on marked trails ⓘ
vegetationType fragile tundra vegetation ⓘ
low-growing alpine plants ⓘ
viewpointOf Chimney Pond area ⓘ
Great Basin of Mount Katahdin ⓘ
Knife Edge of Mount Katahdin ⓘ
weatherRisk frequent fog ⓘ
rapidly changing conditions ⓘ
strong gusty winds ⓘ

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Abol Trail → accesses → Tableland area of Mount Katahdin ⓘ