Getting here:
About 3 miles uphill from Hulls Cove Visitor Center. Alternatively, one could make the loop first before coming back to Cadillac Mountain entrance. It depends which route you want to make first - and depending on the time of the day since Cadillac Mountain is a perfect place for sunset viewing. From the entrance, you will be on Cadillac Mountain Road for about 15-20 minutes. The road length is about 3 miles but filled with hairpin bends. Drive slowly and exercise caution for the incoming traffic.

Description:
On the ascent journey, the view was fairly limited to the western portion of Mount Desert Island. Only at the Cadillac Mountain peak (1,530-ft) I could view the northeastern part. The air has started to turn chilly as the sun set in.

At this height, Cadillac Mountain is simply the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard (I did find the statistic surprising). The top is devoid of any huge vegetation - it is composed of mainly pink granite boulder rocks, with sporadic spruce and pine trees, and tiny sub alpine plants. The first French invader saw this barren rocky peak and subsequently named it Mount Desert Island.

On the northeast I could see the four Porcupine Islands (Sheep Porcupine, Bald Porcupine, Burnt Porcupine and Long Porcupine) as well as Bar Island. While the view was spectacular, the western portion was where the sunset action was taking place. The view of balmy Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond and as far west as Somes Sound could be enjoyed against the golden setting sun. Although I was slightly disappointed because the sunset was all but spectacular on that particular day.