ROBINSON MOUNTAIN 1870 (PE1895)

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State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Southwest Harbor
Location: N 44° 19.438' W068° 19.058'
Elevation: 696 ft.
Designation: ROBINSON MOUNTAIN 1870
Setting: Bedrock
Type: Triangulation Station
Year: 1870
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 25 June 2006

We began our hike early on a damp, extremely foggy morning. The views on the way up may not be the most spectacular the island has to offer, but I still think the Acadia Mountain Trail has made its way onto my list of favorites. Numerous steep sections and rock scrambles kept the hike challenging and interesting, and the views we discovered once we reached the great ledges near the tri-station were a perfectly relaxing reward after such exertion. The sun finally came out while we were documenting the marks. With so little information available to lead us to the reference marks I was concerned we might not find them, but they are both within a few meters of the station, and are easy to spot on the bare rock ledge. We found the station and both reference marks to be in fine condition.

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

The station mark and both reference marks were recovered in good condition as described.

Zhanna

NGS Official Description, 1870 (see datasheet for recent updates) :

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1870 (GAF) THIS MOUNTAIN IS ON THE W SIDE OF SOMES SOUND, ABOUT HALFWAY UP, AND DIRECTLY OPPOSITE BROWNS MOUNTAIN, WHICH IS ON THE E SIDE. THE STATION IS ABOUT 100 YARDS E OF THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE EASTERN SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND IS A COPPER BOLT SET IN A HOLE IN A ROCK.