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Incredible Mt. Timpanogos, Utah.

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Spanish Fork Peak

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Fool Creek Peak

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Page By: Dean

Created/Edited: Apr 5, 2009 / Apr 12, 2009

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What is that thing?

The first time I saw one of these structures, I said "what the heck is that?"
Then I moved to Lehi and a neighbor down the street said he is one of the guys who helped put these weird structures on top of many of the peaks.
He said these structures were used for traingulation surveying from the valley floors, before satellites were available,and that six were put up on these Utah Peaks:
Mt. Timpanogos
Spanish Fork Peak
West Mountain
Lake Mountain
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Williams (maybe on govt prop & off limits)

He also said that four or five were put up on peaks in Millard County, Fool Creek Peak, Mt. Catherine as well as Sunset and Coffee Peaks. Eric Willhite mentioned that he has seen these structures on Sunset Peak and Coffee Peak.
It turns out that my neighbor was the one in charge of the Millard County structures and participated in the placement of the Utah County ones. Today (4-12-09) he gave me a copy of the pamphlet produced by Utah County titled "Use of State Coordinates - Utah County, Utah. I will add more information
to this page as I can.

Please add your pictures of these structures if you have any to share.

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Top of Fool Creek Peak

View benchmark's structure

The top of Spanish Fork Peak

Top of West Mountain

Mt. Timpanogos Summit, 1991.

View benchmark's structure

Timp Summit

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View benchmark's structure

Triangulation structure

Triangulation Station on the Summit of West Mountain 2 (Utah County)

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Summit of Monte Generoso 1701m

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vanman798

Lightening Rods?

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When I first saw these structures, I thought prehaps they were lightening rods. I feel a bit foolish when I found out what they really were. I do wonder, however, if they do attrack the lightening.

Posted Apr 6, 2009 12:24 pm

imontop

Interesting stuff Dean

Voted 10/10

Cool page.

Posted Apr 7, 2009 11:10 pm


	Dean	Re: Interesting stuff Dean
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Eric. They are unlike anything I have ever seen elsewhere. Truly unique. Interesting coincidence that the guy who helped put them up lives 4 houses up the street from me.
		Posted Apr 7, 2009 11:21 pm

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