SAVAGE MOUNTAIN 1870 (PE1902)

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State: ME
County: Hancock
Quad: Southwest Harbor
Location: N 44° 18.164' W068° 16.460'
Elevation: 440 ft.
Designation: SAVAGE MOUNTAIN 1870
Setting: Outcropping Bedrock
Type: Bolt
Year: 1870
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 11 June 2005

This was my first 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). Fortunately for us, the weather was still sunny and hot when we reached Eliot Mountain. After exploring Thuya Garden and finding the Eliot Mountain geocache, Rich and I took a moment to search for and recover this set of marks (Aaron poked around elsewhere, or maybe he took a nap?!). This 135-year-old bolt was easy to find, and appears to be in good condition. There is some possible damage to one edge, but the bolt seems very solid in the bedrock. Both reference marks were found easily and in good condition as well.

A report on the condition of the station mark and reference marks 1 and 2 was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:

The station mark and reference marks 1 and 2 were recovered in good condition. This mountain is now known as Elliot Mountain.

Zhanna

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

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1870 (GAF) ON THE HIGH HILL OF THAT NAME, LOCATED ABOUT 3/8 MILE E OF THE HEAD OF NORTHEAST HARBOR, MOUNT DESERT ISLAND. A PATH LEADS FROM AUGUSTUS SAVAGES HOUSE TO THE SUMMIT. THE STATION IS ABOUT 300 FEET SW FROM THE HIGHEST PEAK OF THE MOUNTAIN AND 13 FEET W OF THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE LEDGE ON WHICH IT IS LOCATED. IT IS A COPPER BOLT SET IN A HOLE IN A ROCK.