NZ1039 - The Watchman Lookout House, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 42° 56.572 W 122° 10.340
10T E 567524 N 4754802
The lookout house at the summit of The Watchman on the rim of Crater Lake.
Waymark Code: WM76JJ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
Views: 9

This intersection station is the fire lookout station at the summit of The Watchman, a high point on the rim of Crater Lake. Access is via trail from the Wizard Island Viewpoint on Rim Drive.
NGS PID NZ1039 - (visit link)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (CAA) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF PROSPECT, 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT KLAMATH, 4-1/4 MILES NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 62, 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE WEST EDGE OF CRATER LAKE AND ON A PROMINENT PEAK. IT IS A WOODEN BUILDING ABOUT 18 FEET SQUARE AND 20 FEET HIGH AND IS PAINTED BROWN IN COLOR. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP-CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT HOUSE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: WATCHMAN LOOKOUT HOUSE

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: Lookout Tower

County: Klamath

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Crater Lake West

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: NZ1039

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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