Longfellow Mountains
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The Longfellow Mountains are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains System, located within the North Maine Woods region of northwestern Maine. They extend across the state from northern New Hampshire northeastward to the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec.{{cite peakbagger
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In 1959, the Maine Legislature voted to give names to the various mountains and ranges in northwest Maine. The collective name of the Longfellow Mountains, in honor of the Maine-born poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).
This and most of Maine's mountain ranges and mountain peaks are part of the Appalachian Mountains System.
See also
- List of mountains of Maine
- List of subranges of the Appalachian Mountains
- {{C|North Maine Woods|North Maine Woods topics}}
References
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Category:Mountain ranges of Maine
Category:Subranges of the Appalachian Mountains
Category:Landforms of Aroostook County, Maine
Category:Mountains of Franklin County, Maine
Category:Mountains of Oxford County, Maine
Category:Mountains of Penobscot County, Maine