MT PENN LOOKOUT TOWER (KV3831) - Reading, PA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This stone fire tower is located on the E side of Skyline Drive - about .8 mile NNE of the Pagoda. The tower resides at the highest point of Mt. Penn at an elevation of 1119 feet.

The tower itself stands 120 feet high, & affords a 60-mile panoramic view.


Recovery information from the NGS datasheet is as follows:

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (PLB) THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS THE MT. PENN LOOKOUT TOWER WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST PART OF MT. PENN WHICH IS PART OF THE READING PARK SYSTEM. POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE FINIAL.

01/01/1960 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (JCC) STATION FOUND AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

01/01/1978 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1978 (RPD) STATION FOUND AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION.

01/01/1983 by BSA (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 1983 (DD) STILL STANDING.

01/01/1987 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1987 (IEE) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

01/01/1989 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (IEE) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

10/14/1999 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1999 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: MT PENN LOOKOUT TOWER Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Lookout Tower County: Berks County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Reading Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: KV3831 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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