RGH 24
State/County/Quad: PA/Lackawanna/OlyphantLocation: N 41°24.520' W 075°35.002'
Elevation: 501.889 ft.
Designation: RGH 24 1997
Setting: Boulder
Type: Chiseled Square
Year: 1997
Established By: PennDOT
Recovered: 29 June 2005
RGH 24 was so close to RGH 18 I couldn't resist going for it even though we didn't have much time left this morning to explore. In addition, it allowed us to make a nice loop on our way back to the car, and - bonus! - there are some stone ruins near the mark that I hadn't yet seen. We were tricked a bit by the datasheet diagram and the vegetation growing over the boulder, but after a few minutes of searching we found the right boulder and the chiseled square on its highest point. After documenting it and examining the stone ruins further down the trail, it was time to leave. I was glad Rich had a chance to take this trail also, as he mentioned it's been years since he hiked here. A little bit of unexpected woodchuck hunting on the way back to the car made the day complete. The blueberries are almost ready!
PennDOT Official Description, 1997:
To reach bench mark RGH 22 from the intersection of Rt. 348 and Rt. 247 in Mt. Cobb, follow Rt. 247 north for 2.7 km (1.71 mi) to a power line crossing. Turn left onto the power line and go approximately 100 m to a dirt trail on the right. Turn right onto the trail and proceed, passing an overflow and dyke at 1.3 km (0.8 mi), and another at 2.1 km (1.3 mi), to the intersection with an old railroad bed at 5.6 km (3.5 mi). Follow the railroad bed south-west for 0.24 km (0.15 mi) to the bench mark on the right.
See the Datasheet for RGH 24.[PDF]
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...This mark may be very hard to locate when the paint wears off. |
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...Somewhat obscured by foliage, this chiseled square was our most difficult find today. | |
 Looking NNW from the trail. The 10-inch maple and 8-inch maple, as well as the boulder, are visible. ... | ||
 Looking SW along the trail. ... | ||
 Stone relics from the old gravity railroad can still be found along the trails on this mountain. This is part of the ruin referred to in the datasheet diagram, just south of the mark. ... | ||
 This diagram shows the obvious curve in the trail and the mark's proximity to the old stone ruins. ... | ||