WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT HOUSE (PG2105)
State: NY
County: Essex
Quad: Lake Placid
Location: N 44° 21.960' W073° 54.188'
Elevation: Unknown
Designation: WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT HOUSE 1942
Setting: Circular Stone Building
Type: Landmark/Intersection Station
Year: 1942
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 06 August 2006
On the final morning of our "Adirondack Mini-adventure," Rich and I decided to do the tourist thing and drive to the top of Whiteface. Well, it wasn't a disappointment — and not only because there were two survey marks here to log! The drive itself was well worth the $14.00 toll, and our experience only improved as we neared the top. We decided to hike up the last several hundred feet from the castle to the summit, and when we were done, take the elevator back down the 27 stories to the tunnel, which emerges from the mountain just east of the castle. The elevator leaves from within the beautiful stone summit house which, along with the associated tunnel system, dates from 1937-1938. The light atop the summit house is the intersected point, as mentioned on the datasheet, and it appears to be in good condition.
A report on the condition of this mark was submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
Recovered in good condition. Summit house and light are as described.
Zhanna
NGS Official Description, 1942 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 (FBQ) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 6 MILES W OF WILMINGTON ON THE SUMMIT OF WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN. THE BUILDING IS A CIRCULAR STRUCTURE, BUILT OF STONE. IT IS 128.54 FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE AND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET HIGH. POINT OBSERVED ON WAS THE CENTER OF THE CONICAL ROOF. STATION IS LOCATED BY DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM TRIANGULATION STATION WHITEFACE MOUNTAIN (N.Y.A.S.).
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...PG2105, Essex County, NY |