Champlain Mountain
Newport Mountain once, renamed for the man who named the island.
The easternmost big summit, renamed from Newport Mountain for Samuel de Champlain, who sailed past in 1604 and called the island the Monts Deserts. Its east face is the Precipice; the north and south ridges are the gentler ways up.
Era1604 to 1760
Seasonyear round
Coordinates44.35079, -68.19406
Source of positionPK
Nearby tales
Precipice Trail0.3 miHuguenot Head0.4 miOrange and Black Path and the Hanging Steps0.5 miKane Path and the Tarn0.6 mi
Sources: Peakbagger Champlain Mountain.