<P> From 1883 until 1893 the Green Mountain Cog Railway ran to the summit to take visitors to the Green Mountain Hotel on the summit . The hotel was burned down in 1895 . Also in 1895, the cog train was sold and moved to the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire . </P> <P> There are various hiking trails to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, some more challenging than others . There is also a paved road to the top . </P> <P> Driving or hiking to the summit of Cadillac Mountain to see "the nation's first sunrise" is a popular activity among visitors of Acadia National Park . However, Cadillac only sees the first sunrise in the fall and winter, when the sun rises south of due east . During most of the spring and summer, the sun rises first on Mars Hill, 150 miles (240 km) to the northeast . For a few weeks around the equinoxes, the sun rises first at West Quoddy Head in Lubec, Maine . </P> <P> On exceptionally clear days, it is possible to see Mount Katahdin, Maine's highest mountain, to the north and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia to the east, both over one hundred miles away . </P>

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