Cadillac Mountain
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Acadia · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Cadillac Mountain is a 1,529 ft summit in the Acadia (USA). PeakAtlas rates it day hike (Drive / easy to moderate hike); best season is May–Oct. Permit required. Typical staging is Bar Harbor (4.0 mi). Limited lodging data is mapped from OpenStreetMap for this region — stage in the listed town rather than expecting a full hotel directory. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 1,529 ft
- Prominence
- 1,529 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Day hike
- Best season
- May–Oct
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Bar Harbor · 4.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- Limited / none mapped
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Cadillac Mountain, and what do you need before you go?
Cadillac Mountain is listed as Drive / easy to moderate hike with a best season of May–Oct. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Drive / easy to moderate hike
- Best season
- May–Oct
- Access / staging
- Bar Harbor, Maine
How tall is Cadillac Mountain, and where is it?
- Location
- Maine, USA
- Elevation
- 1,529 ft
- Prominence
- 1,529 ft
- Mountain range
- Acadia
- Difficulty
- Drive / easy to moderate hike
What makes Cadillac Mountain notable?
Acadia’s iconic summit and one of the most visited mountain viewpoints on the East Coast.
Acadia National Park’s high point and one of the first places to see sunrise in the U.S. — road- and trail-accessible granite summit above Bar Harbor.
After you check trip readiness for Cadillac Mountain, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Acadia, Maine, USA.
Closest places
- Bar Harbor — Maine via Cadillac Summit Rd