It is located in the western part of Maine, near the border with the state of New Hampshire and the Canadian province of Quebec.

[1] The name "Mooselookmeguntic" is an Abnaki word for "moose feeding place."

Mooselookmeguntic Lake's maximum depth is 132 feet (40 m) and its surface area is 25.5 square miles (66 km2).

Mooselookmeguntic Lake's elevation is 1,467 feet (447 meters) above sea level.

[6] It is surrounded by the Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve protected wilderness area.