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Big Spencer Mountain rises sharply from the dense forestland northeast of Moosehead Lake, its distinctive flat-topped profile unmistakable from countless vantage points throughout the region. The 3,206-foot peak and 4,244 acres around it comprise the Big Spencer Mountain Ecological Reserve, one of 18 specially designated land units owned by the state of Maine.
Abbott Mountain (1,078 feet) and Knox Mountain (830 feet) are both part of the Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area, a 5,617-acre chunk of upland forests and wetlands that is devoted primarily to critter habitat.
Old Speck rises nearly 2,700 feet above Grafton Notch, topping out at a lofty elevation of 4,170 feet. The mountain, situated in Grafton Township a scant three miles east of the New Hampshire state line, is the highest point in the wild Mahoosuc Range and the 5th highest peak in Maine.
