CADILLAC GROUND (PE1787)
State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Seal Harbor
Location: N 44° 21.150' W068° 13.448'
Elevation: 1509 ft.
Designation: CADILLAC GROUND 1968
Setting: Outcropping Bedrock
Type: Bolt
Year: 1968
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 11 June 2005
This was my third benchmark find on a day that went very quickly from 90° and sunny (while we were hiking on Bar Island) to about 45°, dark and misty (while we were eating our lobster lunch at Beal's). Still beneath a heavy fog, we drove to the top of Cadillac Mountain intending to log a few benchmarks and a virtual cache. This unusually-shaped mark was easy to find, especially with Rich along as a guide. It appears to be in good condition.
A report on the condition of this mark has been submitted to NGS.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1968 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 (NCS) LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT AT THE TOP OF MT. CADILLAC, 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF BAR HARBOR, IN THE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. STATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY CARROLL F. MERRIAM, AS MT. DESERT 1856 NOW REQUIRES A STAND TO SEE OUT. STATION IS MARKED BY AN IRON RINGBOLT, OF 1-INCH DIAMETER ROD, SET IN BEDROCK AND BENT OVER SO IT LIES FLAT ON THE SURFACE, WITH A PUNCH MARK IN THE SHANK WHICH IS THE STATION. IT IS 134 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE MOST NORTHERN OF THE BINOCULAR PEDESTALS (COIN OPERATED), 34 FEET EAST OF A BRONZE PLAQUE TO STEPHEN TYNG MATHER, AND 12 FEET EAST OF THE EAST EDGE OF A BLACKTOP FOOTPATH ALONG THE ROCK ABOVE AND EAST OF THE PARKING LOT. A PAVED ROAD LEADS TO THE SUMMIT FROM BAR HARBOR.
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...NGS Bolt CADILLAC GROUNDN 44° 21.150' W068° 13.448' |
...Eyelevel view of the mark on the rock outcrop. |
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...View from the sidewalk. |