Hamlin Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in Maine, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Hamlin Peak

| photo = Hamlin Peak seen from Baxter Peak.jpg

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| elevation_ft = 4756

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| prominence_ft = 496

| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=6815 |name=Hamlin Peak, Maine}}

| etymology = Hannibal Hamlin

| listing = New England 4000 footers

| location = Piscataquis County, Maine, U.S.

| range =

| map = USA Maine

| coordinates = {{coord|45.921167|N|68.923333|W|type:mountain_region:US-ME_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=567535|title=Hamlin Peak}}

| topo = USGS Mount Katahdin

| type =

| age =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = Hike

}}

Hamlin Peak is a {{convert|4756|ft|m|adj=on}} mountain located in Baxter State Park in Piscataquis County, Maine.{{cite summitpost|id=154835|title=Hamlin Peak}} Hamlin Peak is a northern spur of the greater Mount Katahdin massif and is flanked to the south by Baxter Peak, and to the north by the Howe Peaks. Since it rises nearly {{convert|500|ft|m}} above the col joining it to the higher Baxter Peak, Hamlin Peak qualifies as a four-thousand footer based on the topographic prominence criterion used by the Appalachian Mountain Club, and is ranked as the second-highest peak in Maine.

The southeast face of Hamlin Peak drains into the Great Basin, where water ultimately flows into the Penobscot River and eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Penobscot Bay.

There are several trails that lead to or near the summit of Hamlin Peak.{{cite web|url=http://highpoweredplanet.blogspot.com/2012/04/mount-katahdin-me.html|title=Mount Katahdin, ME|date=25 June 2010 |publisher=High-Powered Planet|access-date=2012-05-06}}[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=45.924251&lon=-68.927704 Hamlin Peak on TopoQuest]