Mars Hill (Maine)
mountain in Maine, United States of America
Mars Hill is a mountain in Mars Hill, Maine, that gave the town its name.
The mountain plays an important role in the Mars Hill community, and overlooks the Saint John Valley. Mount Katahdin is visible from the top of Mars Hill over 85 miles (135 km) away. Mars Hill also has a ski area, called Big Rock Ski Area.
By virtue of its height and Northeast location, the summit of Mars Hill is the first place in the contiguous United States to see the Sun rise for nearly half of the year, from March 25 to September 18. The first 50-star flag to see the Sun in the U.S. was raised on July 4, 1960, at 4:33 AM. Fifty national guardsmen gave it a 50-gun salute.
Wind farm
Mars Hill underwent an $85 million wind power project in the fall of 2006. First Wind installed 28 General Electric 1.5 megawatt turbines along the top and northern sections of the mountain. With a capacity factor of 35%, the wind
farm generates about 130 million kilowatt hours (kW·h) per year (15 MW·yr/yr).
The wind turbines are assembled in multiple parts.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mars Hill (Maine)” as mountain in Maine, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6773131. Authority coordinates are 46.521, -67.814. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960 and 2006.
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