Great Ledges, The

UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU GO : The land that these ledges are on is under new private ownership as of 2020. The new owners are climbers, and they have a deep interest in and respect for the climbing community as well as the history of the land (they would especially love to meet the local, mentioned above, who used to camp out on the top). They ask, though, that you contact them to discuss your plans before you try to access this area: please email irrationalgeographers@gmail.com before you go, and please do not not attempt to access this area until you hear back.For the past century, locals of Baldwin, Maine have heralded the "Great Ledges" as a landmark worth walking to and exploring both for its geological splendor as well as the great view it sports from the top of the surrounding area. One life-long local had told some of the first climbers to investigate the cliff for its climbing potential that he has been going there since he was a kid and that they used to camp out on the top where there exists a small meadow area perfect for a Saturday night getaway. Surprised and intrigued to two people with technical climbing gear on an autumn morning during dear hunting season, he informed them that it was quite vertical and pointed a way to a path that led right to the top. The ledges consist mostly of your standard NE granite mixed in with quartz and crystalline conglomerates. The maine ledge is almost 300 feet wide with a central "headwall" section that from bottom to top goes up to 180 feet.