Katahdin's Baxter Peak, at an elevation of 5267 feet in Baxter State Park, is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, a mountain footpath extending over 2000 miles to Springer Mountain, Georgia. Nearby points and trail distances include Thoreau Spring 1.0 mile, Katahdin Stream Campground 5.2, Penobscot West Branch at Abol Bridge 15.1, the Maine-New Hampshire State Line 281.4, Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 332.5, and Springer Mountain, Georgia, 2178.3.