The Knife Edge
In some spots nothing but the mountain's jagged spine is available as a foothold, not more than a few inches wide, lending to its very appropriate name.
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The Knife Edge Details
Everyone has seen the photos of faraway places and mountains, the daring peaks above the clouds with no bottoms, ridges like a fish spine that only the most daring of hikers attempt. The Knife Edge in Maine's Baxter State Park is just such a trail. Reaching a little over a mile from Pamola to Chimney and South Peak, and then on to Baxter Peak, the highest point tops out at 5,267 feet. In some spots nothing but the mountain's jagged spine is available as a foothold, not more than a few inches wide, lending to its very appropriate name.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around The Knife Edge
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0.2 mi away
South Peak
Located in the southern section of the Baxter State Park and has an elevation of 5,240 feet.
0.4 mi away
Chimney Peak
The small sharp peak adjacent to Pamola, separated by a narrow gap or "chimney".
0.4 mi away
Pamola
Pamola is a legendary bird spirit that appears in Abenaki mythology.
0.4 mi away
Katahdin
Katahdin was believed to be the home of the storm god Pamola, and thus an area to be avoided.
