Benchmark disk at NCT trailhead - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This is found at the trailhead of the "Certified North Country National Scenic Trail". If you were to follow this trail for 1.1 miles you would reach the NY border, where the trail becomes part of the NY Conservation Trail / Finger Lakes Trail.

The FLT celebrated it's 50th aniversary this year (2012), and the Foothills Trails Club celebrated the 50th aniversary of the Conservation Trail. The southernmost portion of the Conservation Trail is also the westernmost portion of the Finger Lakes Trail. Is it coincidence that the year this marker was placed is exactly the same year the Conservation Trail / Finger Lakes Trail got its start?

The elevation at that location is presumed to be 1370 feet or higher, so the top number (1257) does not correspond to elevation. It might represent a section of the Allegany National Forest, but this whole area is fully within the National Forest, so it isn't an "outside" boundary marker.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: 1257 1962 Benchmark Agency: other (not included below) Benchmark Agency (if other): unknown Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: Warren County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Waterford Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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