Giant Mountain Triangulation Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member sagefemme
N 44° 09.670 W 073° 43.216
18T E 602323 N 4890569
Summit benchmark on Giant Mountain
Waymark Code: WMM8KH
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 3

"Station is located on the highest point of a prominent peak known as Giant Mountain about 5 miles SE of Keene Valley. The mark is a bronze disk set In a drill hole in bedrock and is stamped GIANT 1942 (no longer readable).

"To reach the station from Keene Valley, got S on Highway 86A for 2.65 miles to a sign on the right Ausable Club, St. Hubert's, continue S for 0.55 miles to a parking space on the left, turn left into,parking space and go east across old ball park for 0.1 mile to the SE corner of the park, from here follow well marked trail (2-hour pack) to top of mountain and station."
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Essex County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Giant Mountain

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PG2085

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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