Which Bald Mountain in Maine?

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srhigham

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Folks,

I'm trying to identify which Bald Mountain in Maine is shown in this video screen grab. There's probably a dozen of them in Maine. This one is evidently near some sizeable mountains as well as at least one lake. I know that it also has some rock-climbing potential, as well as at least some sizeable talus, although that might not be evident to trail-hikers.(I believe that it also has a hiking trail, which may not pass near the cliff base.)

Any ideas?

I'm not trying to present this as a puzzle or quiz, since I don't know the correct answer.

Thanks

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Be aware the that the dirt road approach from the north is was a little bit rough. I didn't do Speckled as my time was limited, but I really want to return. Here is a pic of Speckled from Bald.

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Little Concord Pond State park. Shagg pond in the pic. There is an inactive tormaline mine at the base of the cliff. There is a herd path that goes to the base of the cliffs that climbers use. The top is not as bald as it was when I was a kid. Bald mountain is the first hike my grandfather took me on, the first one I took my kids on. There used to be a three story wooden hotel on Little Concord Pond, but vandals (I'm assuming) burned it down. There was a water pipe to the hotel that trickled water from a spring farther up the mountain, but I couldnt find it last time I was there.

There are 26 Bald mountains in ME. I've hiked 7 or 8 of them.

Bald mountain used to be bald. Its all grown up now. It was covered with blueberries. Speckled mountain is still covered with blueberries. My Uncle and I picked several quarts of blueberries off Speckled one Summer day and my Aunt called the Sheriff's department because we lost track of time picking and eating berries. Last time I hiked to Speckled, I wondered how my Unle and I climbed down with bowls of blueberries, because my gf and I needed two hands to climb up! I'm assuming the trail may have been re-routed in the intervening 40+ years.
 
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