Bigelow Preserve

Bigelow Mountain Preserve is a 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) state-owned nature preserve in the western part of the U.S. state of Maine.[1][2] Located in the village of Stratton within Eustis, Franklin County, Maine, the preserve was created in 1976 in order to stop a proposed development of a ski resort in the area.[3] It is home to Mount Bigelow, one of Maine's highest mountains at an elevation of 4,145 feet (1,263 m), and Flagstaff Lake.[2]

Bigelow Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Avery Peak on Mount Bigelow
Map of Maine showing the location of Bigelow Preserve
Map of Maine showing the location of Bigelow Preserve
LocationMaine, United States
Nearest citySkowhegan, Maine
Coordinates45°09′N 70°18′W
Area36,000 acres (15,000 ha)
Established1976
Governing bodyMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Official website

The namesake of both Bigelow Preserve and Mount Bigelow is Major Timothy Bigelow, a Revolutionary War patriot who climbed Mount Bigelow in October of 1775 "for the purpose of observation."[4]

References
  1. "Bigelow". Mainely Hiking. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Bigelow Preserve Public Reserved Land". Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. Condon, Mark (July 2000). "Maine's Bigelow Preserve". Backpacker Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. Hersey, Charles (2022-01-15). "Hersey, Charles, Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow (1860)". gutenberg.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.


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