Mount Desert, ME Historical Topo Map (1904)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Maine, US
A free GeoPDF for offline GPS in the Cartahaven app, with free updates. How it works offline
Try it now, no account needed
Open this map in the Cartahaven map app in your browser and see your GPS position on it.
Older edition. This is the 1904 edition from the U.S. Geological Survey. A newer one may have been published since; check the agency's page for current rules and routes before relying on it.

About the Mount Desert quad
The Mount Desert quadrangle is a USGS 15-minute historical topo map covering about 12 × 17 mi of Hancock County, Maine. It overlaps Acadia National Park. This is the 1904 edition; the GeoPDF is 6.5 MB.
What you get
- Your GPS position on the map. A blue dot on this official sheet shows where you are.
- Works with no signal. Download it once; the map and your GPS position keep working with no cell signal.
- Tracks, placemarks and photos. Record where you go, drop pins, and export GPX, KML or GeoJSON.
- Free updates. When a new edition is published here, it’s yours at no cost.
- 1Tap “Get this map”: it’s added to your free account.
- 2Open the Cartahaven app on your phone and sign in.
- 3Tap “Get my maps”. It’s on your phone, ready offline.
The app runs on iPhone, Android and in desktop browsers. Install it · How offline GPS works
Where this map covers
Named places on this map
269 named features inside the Mount Desert, ME — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1904) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Acadia Mountain
- Bald Hill
- Bald Mountain
- Bald Peak
- Beech Mountain
- Bernard Mountain
- Billings Hill
- Burnt Hill
- Butlers Hill
- Carter Nubble
- Cedar Swamp Mountain
- China Hill
- Clark Ridge · ridge
- Conners Nubble
- Duck Rock · pillar
- Eliot Mountain
- Flying Mountain
- Freeman Ridge · ridge
- Frenchmans Hill
- Gilmore Peak
- High Head
- Hio Hill
- Ireson Hill
- Jordan Ridge · ridge
and 28 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Aunt Betty Pond · lake
- Bass Harbor Marsh · swamp
- Beaver Ponds · lake
- Berry Cove · bay
- Big Heath · swamp
- Birch Island Cove · bay
- Birch Spring · spring
- Blunts Pond · lake
- Bracy Cove · bay
- Breakneck Ponds · lake
- Broad Cove · bay
- Carrying Place · bay
- Carter Cove · bay
- Clark Cove · bay
- Contention Cove · bay
- Crystal Cove · bay
- Curtis Cove · bay
- Deep Cove · bay
- Dogfish Cove · bay
- Duck Cove · bay
- Duck Pond · lake
- Dunhams Cove · bay
- Eagle Lake · reservoir
- Eastern Bay · bay
and 79 more
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Alley Island · island
- Alleys Point · cape
- Amphitheater Valley · basin
- Bar Island · island
- Bar Island · island
- Bartlett Island · island
- Beach Cliff · cliff
- Bear Island · island
- Birch Island · island
- Bird Rock · island
- Black Island · island
- Bluff Point · cape
- Blunts Point · cape
- Browns Point · cape
- Burnt Point · cape
- Canada Cliff · cliff
and 98 more
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
More maps of Acadia National Park and Maine.
Maps nearby
More maps around here ›
Salsbury Cove, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024

Mount Desert, ME
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1942)

Mount Desert, ME
Old map for history, not navigation
USGS historical 15-minute topo (1956)

Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Overview map
BLM Eastern States (2019)

Newbury Neck, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024

Southwest Harbor, ME
Detailed map of terrain, trails and roads
USGS topo, 2024
Version history
Version 1 · Nov 6, 2026 · 6.5 MB