Acadia Fast Facts

Acreage Acadia comprises over 47,000 acres: 30,300 acres on Mount Desert Island. 2,728 acres on Isle au Haut 2,266 acres on Schoodic Peninsula 10,452 acres in conservation easements 1,110 other acres

back to top

Air Quality The park has two air quality monitoring sites (McFarland Hill and Cadillac Mountain) that are operated in cooperation with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Pollutants monitored include ozone, nitrogen oxides, fine particulates, visibility, mercury, acid deposition, UV-b radiation, precipitation, and other meteorological parameters. back to top

Bridge Heights The heights listed below are Federal Highway Administration recommendations for vehicle height restrictions on bridges on the Park Loop Road. Taller vehicles should plan their route in advance. Locations are indicated on official park map, which can be downloaded in several formats from the NPS maps website. Bridge Clearance: Sieur de Monts Area 12'2" Blackwoods Area 11'8" Wildwood Stables Area 12'9" Stanley Brook Road 10'4"

back to top

Dates Acadia has had three designations: 1916 - Sieur de Monts National Monument - Presidential Proclamation 1919 - Lafayette National Park - by act of Congress 1929 - Acadia National Park - by act of Congress back to top Cadillac Mountain Longitude & Latitude Coordinates The published coordinates for the US Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark on Cadillac Summit are: 44 degrees 21 minutes 04.53 seconds North (44 21 04.53 N) 68 degrees 13 minutes 37.542 seconds West (68 13 37.542 W) North American Datum of 1927 (NAD-27) 460 meters above sea level The true summit is near the radio tower behind the gift shop.

back to top

Lakes and Ponds - Maximum Depth Name Depth   Name Depth Sargent Pond 14'   The Bowl 29' Bubble Pond 39'   Eagle Lake 110' Jordan Pond 150'   Lower Breakneck Pond 21' Upper Breakneck Pond 12'   Upper Hadlock Pond 37' Aunt Betty Pond 7'   Lower Hadlock Pond 40' Witch Hole Pond 33'   Beaver Dam Pond 13' The Tarn 5'   Echo Lake 66' Round Pond 19'   Long Pond 113' Hodgdon Pond 22'   Seal Cove Pond 44' Lake Wood 11'   Halfmoon 20' Duck Pond 6'   Long Pond (Isle au Haut) 59' Great Ponds (10 acres or larger) within Acadia National Park are: Aunt Betty, Bubble, Eagle, Jordan, Lower Hadlock, Upper Hadlock, Witch Hole, Round Pond, Lake Wood. Great Ponds bordering Acadia National Park are: Echo, Hodgdon, Seal Cove, Long (Mount Desert Island) and Long (Isle au Haut) The park has established a long-term water monitoring program for freshwater resources focusing on impacts from atmospheric deposition and cultural eutrophication.

back to top

Mount Desert Island Ponds and Watercraft Restrictions Pond Motor Restrictions Recreation Restrictions Aunt Betty Pond Internal combustion engines prohibited No launch facilities Bear Brook Pond (Beaver Dam Pond) No Motors No launch facilities The Bowl No Motors No launch facilities Breakneck Pond (lower) No Motors No launch facilities Breakneck Pond (upper) No Motors No launch facilities Bubble Pond Internal combustion engines prohibited No pets in water. No swimming, windsurfing, SCUBA, snowmobiling, or boating within 1000’ of water intake. Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. Duck Pond No Motors No launch facilities Eagle Lake Maximum 10 HP engine for boats No pets in water. No swimming, windsurfing, SCUBA, snowmobiling, or boating within 1000’ of water intake. Vehicles designed for use on public highways are prohibited on the ice. Echo Lake Maximum 10 HP engine for boats Launch Facility at Ikes Point Fawn Pond No Motors No launch facilities Hadlock Pond (lower) Maximum 10 HP engine for boats The boat ramp and most of the pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving. Hadlock Pond (upper) Maximum 10 HP engine for boats The pond is closed to pets in water, swimming, windsurfing, and SCUBA diving. Half Moon Pond No Motors No launch facilities Hodgdon Pond Maximum 10 HP engine for boats No launch facilities Jordan Pond Maximum 10 HP engine for boats. No pets in water. No swimming, windsurfing, SCUBA, or boating within 1000’ of intake. Lake Wood Internal combustion engines prohibited No launch facilities Long Pond (Great) (Mount Desert Island) No horsepower limit No swimming and no SCUBA within 1000’ of intake. Personal watercraft prohibited. Long Pond (Isle au Haut) No restrictions listed   Round Pond Internal combustion engines prohibited No launch facilities Seal Cove Pond Maximum 10 HP engine for boats Unimproved boat launch Seawall Pond No Motors No launch facilities Sargent Mountain Pond No Motors No launch facilities The Tarn No Motors No launch facilities Witch Hole Pond Internal combustion engines prohibited No launch facilities

back to top

Mountains There are 26 mountains in Acadia National Park. Current Name Previous Name Height   Current Name Previous Name Height Cadillac Green 1,530 Sargent 1,373 Dorr Flying Squadron 1,270 Pemetic 1,248 Penobscot Jordan 1,194 Bernard of Western 1,071 Champlain Newport 1,058 Gilmore 1,036 Bald 974 Mansell of Western 949 Cedar Swamp 942 Parkman Little Brown 941 North Bubble 872 Norumbega Brown 852 Beech 839 South Bubble 766 Huguenot Head Picket 731 McFarland 724 The Triad 698 Acadia Robinson 681 Youngs 680 St. Sauveur Dog 679 Day 580 Gorham 525 The Beehive 520 Flying 284 From October 7 to March 6 Cadillac Mountain is the first place in the United States where you can see the sun rise. Cadillac Mountain is the only mountain in Acadia National Park with an auto road to the summit.

back to top

Visitation The park receives over two million visitors a year. Busiest months are July, August, and September. Slowest months are December, January, and February.

back to top

Wildlife Eleven species of amphibians have recently been identified on park lands and two other species have been historically reported in the park. Over 273 species of birds have been identified on Mount Desert Island and in the adjacent waters. Twenty-one wood warblers nest on Mount Desert Island. Twenty-four species of fish have been found in island lakes and ponds, including several species that are introduced. Over a thousand species from 18 phyla of invertebrates have been reported from the park and Mount Desert Island area. Insect inventories completed in the late 1940s reported over 6,500 species and subspecies of insects for the Mount Desert Island area. Additional species have been identified. Forty mammal species have been identified on park lands and more than a dozen other terrestrial and marine mammals have been identified on adjacent lands or water bodies. Seven species of reptiles have recently been identified on park lands and four other species have been historically reported on the island.

back to top

NPS Homepage NPS Info Search

http://www.nps.gov/acad/fastfacts.htm