BURNETT (KU4050)

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State: NJ
County: Bergen
Quad: Yonkers
Location: N 40° 58.597' W073° 54.548'
Elevation: 499 ft.
Designation: BURNETT 1930
Setting: Rock Outcrop
Type: Chiseled Cross
Year: 1930
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 10 August 2005

Rich and I had a few tri-stations in mind as possible diversions on our day-trip to the Palisades, but the main goal of the day was just hiking and exploring. We followed the "low road" south and eventually circled back using the trails on top of the cliffs, finding several caches along the way. On our leisurely hike back to the car we made our way out each and every little trail we encountered, to every overlook we could find. Eventually we found ourselves very close to the coordinates for BURNETT. Despite some slight trepidation, we climbed through the fence and out onto the cliff. We found the drill hole and chiseled cross immediately. The mark itself appears to be in fine condition, though we were unable to locate any of the reference landmarks other than the power station. This is one of our most scenic benchmark finds to date.

A report on the condition of this mark was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

This station is now on Palisades Interstate Park property and is accessible via park trails. The green-painted house near the station no longer exists. The Glenwood Power Station stacks can still be viewed from this station.

Zhanna

NGS Official Description, 1930 (see datasheet for recent updates) :

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1930 (CAE) ON THE BROW OF THE PALISADES, 1.94 MILES N ALONG THE SYLVAN BOULEVARD, FROM ROAD LEADING TO YONKERS FERRY ON THE PROPERTY OF DR. J.C. BARNETT. THE GATE TO THE GROUNDS IS OPPOSITE A POLE MARKED R.E. CO. NO.181. STATION IS ABOUT 40 METERS S OF DEEP DRAW EXTENDING BACK INTO THE PALISADES AND ABOUT 20 METERS N OF NARROW POINT OF ROCK JUTTING OUT FROM THE CLIFF. STATION IS A CROSS CHISELED INTO ROCK WITH SHALLOW DRILL HOLE IN THE INTERSECTION. THE HOUSE NEAR THE STATION IS SHAPED LIKE SMALL HANGAR, PAINTED GREEN, WITH ROCK FIREPLACE ON S END. AT THIS STATION, ALEX SMITH STACK IN YONKERS CAN BE SEEN BETWEEN THE TWIN STACKS ON THE GLENWOOD POWER STATION, A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE MIDDLE POINT. HEIGHT OF SIGNAL ABOVE STATION MARK - 2.5 METERS.