South Brother

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

{{about||the mountain in Australia|Three Brothers (New South Wales)|other uses|South Brother Island (disambiguation)}}

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name = South Brother

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| elevation_ft = 3970

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| prominence_ft = 571

| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=6808 |name=South Brother, Maine}}

| listing = New England 100 Highest #69

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

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| map = USA Maine

| coordinates = {{coord|45.943833|N|69.001833|W|type:mountain_region:US-ME_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=575826 |name=South Brother}}

| topo = USGS Doubletop Mountain

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South Brother is a mountain located in Piscataquis County, Maine, in Baxter State Park. South Brother is flanked to the southwest by Mount Coe, and to the northeast by North Brother; collectively the two are called "The Brothers".{{cite summitpost|id=153987|title=The Brothers }}

South Brother stands within the watershed of the Penobscot River, which drains into Penobscot Bay. The northeast and southeast sides of South Brother drain into a swampy area called "The Klondike", then into Wassataquoik Stream, and the East Branch of the Penobscot River. The west sides of South Brother drain into Roaring Brook, Nesowadnehunk Stream, and the West Branch of the Penobscot River.

The Appalachian Trail, a {{convert|2170|mi|km|adj=on}} National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, reaches it northern terminus, Mount Katahdin, {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} to the southeast of The Brothers.