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nartreb

nartreb - Dec 28, 2013 9:19 pm - Hasn't voted

Make that four!

The benchmark (Triangulation Station) is right where the USGS map predicted (look for the triangle symbol): the rocky crest toward the south end of the Western peak. (The coordinates shown on this page are for the true summit: the grassy knoll on the north end of the Western peak.) There's also a directional marker a few strides south of the triangulation station, which is easy to see from the trail because it sticks out of the ground by a foot or two.

PS I missed it, but if you look up benchmark SX1144 on http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ you'll find that there should be another directional marker a tiny ways down the northwest slope:
REFERENCE MARK NO.2 IS A STANDARD REFERENCE DISK, STAMPED HORSE NO.2
1941, WELDED TO THE TOP OF A 1 1/2-INCH PIPE WHICH IS EMBEDDED IN
THE GROUND AND WHICH PROJECTS 8 INCHES. IT IS WNW OF THE STATION,
AND ABOUT 7 FEET LOWER

Furthermore, the same page says there's supposed to be an Azimuth disc on the East peak (I missed that one too, though it was probably snow-covered.) (This one is also marked with a triangle on USGS maps, with elevation 4586)

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