HIGHEST - Benchmark in Washington, DC
Posted by: 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: WMT6AQ
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2016
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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 - (
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From highpointers.org - (
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