Pinnacle Mountain Station Mark - MZ2903 - Cheshire County, NH
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LadyChelzor
N 42° 57.705 W 072° 12.799
18T E 727285 N 4760335
Benchmark at the top of Pinnacle Mountain.
Waymark Code: WMM14D
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2014
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Found this benchmark at the top of Pinnical Mountain while geocaching. Hike up the access road after parking at the parking coords below. Follow the access road to the top of the mountain and the benchmark is in plain sight.
Parking Coords: N42° 57.789' W72° 12.928'
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1982 by NHDPWH (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NH PUB WORK + HWYS 1982 (PSB) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5.6 KM (3.5 MI) EAST OF KEENE, 6.4 KM (4.0 MI) NORTH OF MARLBOROUGH, 4.0 KM (2.5 MI) SOUTHEAST OF EAST SULLIVAN, IN THE TOWN OF ROXBURY ON A HILL KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE PINNACLE. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE OTTER BROOK DAM IN THE TOWN OF ROXBURY GO NORTHEAST FOR 2.0 KM (1.25 MI) ON THE DAVIS ROAD TO A POINT WHERE THE ROAD CHANGES FROM ASPHALT TO GRAVEL AND TURNS SHARPLY RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST FOR 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) ON DAVIS ROAD TO THE PINNACLE ACCESS ROAD ON THE RIGHT, TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHWEST FOR 1.0 KM (0.65 MI) ON THE DIRT ROAD TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND THE STATION. THE STATION IS A STANDARD NHDPWH DISK STAMPED---393 0030---, SET INTO ROCK LEDGE. 15.2 METERS (50 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE NORTH CORNER OF A STEEL TOWER, 11.9 METERS (39 FT) NORTHWEST FROM THE NORTH CORNER OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE, 16.8 METERS (55 FT) NORTH FROM THE WEST CORNER OF THE FENCE, 20.4 METERS (67 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A POWER POLE, 4.3 METERS (14 FT) SOUTHEAST FROM A GUY WIRE ANCHOR.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 393 0030
Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)
Benchmark Agency (if other): State of New Hampshire DPW&H
Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County: Roxbury, NH - Cheshire County
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: MZ2903
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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