POINT RENO - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 38° 57.119 W 077° 04.555
18S E 320112 N 4313497
A 6-inch bronze disk set in 2007 marks the highest point of Washington, DC - 409 feet.
Waymark Code: WMT6A7
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This disk is located in Fort Reno Park - which is bounded by Nebraska Ave, Fessenden St, Belt RD, & Chesapeake ST. It was set in 2007 & dedicated in 2008, after a re-survey was made to find this highest point of natural elevation, after the original location had been reworked - first as a fort & later to support man-made reservoirs.

The disk can be most easily reached from a parking area west of Nebraska Ave NW along Fort Drive NW (South of Deal Middle School) & from there traveling SW along a gravel pathway past a E-W line of trees, then turning ENE toward a small knoll to the highest point.

For more information on the park, highpoint, & this disk - please visit the following links:

From summitpost.org - (visit link)

From highpointers.org - (visit link) and - (visit link)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: POINT RENO - Elev 409

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior - National Park Service

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: District of Columbia

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Washington West - DC

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

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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