Black Cap Mountain is a 1,020-foot ridge in eastern Maine, southeast of Eddington, known as a prominent landmark visible from the Bangor area, Penobscot Bay, and the sea. Named for its mostly bare granite summit, it stretches about 1.5 miles and offers wide views across western Maine and toward the White Mountain National Forest. Its landscape was shaped by nineteenth-century forest fires that encouraged blueberry growth and by the 1938 New England hurricane, after which spruce was replanted. The mountain also supports radio, television, and microwave antennas, while its base includes Camp Roosevelt, Fitts Pond, and a popular hiking trail.