Lead Mountain is located north of the town of Beddington on the border of Hancock and Washington counties in Downeast Maine.

The isolation of Lead Mountain is 35.73 miles, and it is easily visible from miles away along Maine state routes 9 and 193 The southern slopes of Lead Mountain are the location of the Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, a long-term research site dedicated to studying the effects of acid deposition on a landscape.

[4] Lead Mountain is located on private land, but can be hiked by the public.

The primary route to Lead Mountain begins just north of the gated end of a dirt road southeast of the peak.

On a clear day views from the summit stretch to the south to Acadia National Park and the Gulf of Maine.