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Giant Mountain Triangulation Station - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com
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Giant Mountain Triangulation Station
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Posted by:
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:
Ernmark
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"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:
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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
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NGS PID:
PG2085
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Monumentation type (if other):
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