Borestone Mountain is found in the Maine Highlands Regions near the southern end of the state's 100-Mile Wilderness forest.

Uncut for more than a century, the Hundred-Mile Wilderness is the section of the Appalachian Trail running between Abol Bridge just south of Baxter State Park and Monson.

It is generally considered the wildest section of the Appalachian Trail and one of the most challenging to navigate and traverse.

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This is forest is unlike much of the region's spruce-fir and northern hardwood forest, which has been cut for timber every 50-70 years.

Lack of mature forest habitat in Maine makes Borestone a special sanctuary for wildlife.

The mountain itself offers a moderately strenuous climb that culminates with 360-degree views from two peaks at nearly 2,000 feet.

Borestone's three clear and deep, spring-fed alpine ponds are fishless, offering unique habitat for a wide range of other wildlife, including beavers and dragonflies.

Visitors also can see and hear bullfrogs, Leopard Frogs, Gray Tree Frogs, and Red-spotted Newts.

Lining Borestone's trails are blueberry and hobble bushes, as well as wildflowers ranging from early-blooming dog-tooth violet to late-flowering whitewood aster.

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