Lost Mountain ( KX2190) - Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ted28285
N 40° 42.276 W 078° 22.088
17T E 722341 N 4509297
Triangulation Station located near the base of the Glasgow Lookout Tower. Near Blandburg, PA.
Waymark Code: WM16695
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Access to this disk and the fire tower is via a gravel road (2.65 mile) off of PA Rt 865 just south of Blandburg, PA.

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (GWL) THE STATION IS ABOUT 2.75 MILES NE OF BLANDBURG, ON THE TOP OF A BRUSH AND TIMBER-COVERED MOUNTAIN OF THE ALLEGHENY RANGE LOCALLY KNOWN AS LOST MOUNTAIN, AND ON LAND OWNED BY THE STATE, NEAR THE SITE OF THE GLASGOW LOOKOUT TOWER, WHICH IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WATERS. IT IS STAMPED LOST MTN. 1941 AND PROJECTS 4 INCHES.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: LOST MOUNTAIN

Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Cambria

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tipton, Pennsylvania

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: KX2190

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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