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Utah Triangulation Structures
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Utah Triangulation Structures

 
Utah Triangulation Structures

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Image Type(s): Hiking

 

Page By: Dean

Created/Edited: Apr 5, 2009 / Nov 29, 2009

Object ID: 503905

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Page Score: 88.55% - 19 Votes 

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What is that thing?

 
View benchmark s structure
 
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
View Benchmark
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 and on Park Peak near Park City Utah.

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. Then (4-12-09) he gave me a copy of the pamphlet produced by Utah County titled "Use of State Coordinates - Utah County, Utah which included the techno jargon for using these triangulation structures. To me this is all very interesting and I hope you find this interesting as well.

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

Images


Bald Knoll

Bald Knoll

Pahvant Butte Utah

Pahvant Butte Utah

View benchmark\'s structure

View benchmark's structure

Pahvant Butte Utah

Pahvant Butte Utah

Top of Fool Creek Peak

Top of Fool Creek Peak

Rime Covered Triangulation Station on Mt. Timpanogos, Utah

Rime Covered Triangulation Station on Mt. Timpanogos, Utah

February 5th, 2005 - The...

February 5th, 2005 - The...

Top of West Mountain

Top of West Mountain

The Triangulation Structure on Spanish Fork Peak

The Triangulation Structure on Spanish Fork Peak

View benchmark\'s structure

View benchmark's structure

The top of Spanish Fork Peak

The top of Spanish Fork Peak

Timp Summit

Timp Summit

The triangulation tower...

The triangulation tower...

Summit of Monte Generoso 1701m

Summit of Monte Generoso 1701m

Park Benchmark

Park Benchmark


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vanman798Lightening Rods?

vanman798

Voted 10/10

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

imontopInteresting stuff Dean

imontop

Voted 10/10

Cool page.
Posted Apr 7, 2009 11:10 pm

DeanRe: Interesting stuff Dean

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

Alex WoodInteresting

Alex Wood

Voted 10/10

http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/419967/Park-Mountain.html There is one on that peak too. I was wondering what it was.
Posted Nov 29, 2009 1:56 am

DeanRe: Interesting

Dean

Hasn't voted

Please attach your pic to the album. Eric Willhite also visited that one on Park:
http://www.summitpost.org/image/520643/503905/park-benchmark.html
Posted Nov 29, 2009 5:55 am

Alex WoodRe: Interesting

Alex Wood

Voted 10/10

its attached. Cool page too!
Posted Dec 1, 2009 12:50 am

mrchad9Interesting album

mrchad9

Voted 10/10

Utah has certainly found a way to may finding the benchmark easy. A lot of those photos are very nice as well.
Posted May 21, 2010 12:49 pm

vanman798Re: Interesting album

vanman798

Voted 10/10

They have these in Russia too, see http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.php?object_id=657833&confirm_post=4
Posted Sep 14, 2010 3:46 pm

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