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N 44° 21.080 W 068° 13.593 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 1518

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is VERTCON and location is ADJUSTED. (more info)

Location:
In HANCOCK county, ME View Original Datasheet
Designation:
MOUNT DESERT RESET
Marker Type:
triangulation station disk
Setting:
in rock outcrop
Stability:

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Found it 9/1/2009 no ceiling found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I wasn't planning on attempting this one until I saw the replicas in the gift shop and a light went off in my head. Luckily, my phone got enough reception for me to google the coords and make the find. It's funny how secluded this part of the summit is compared to the nearby parking area. Nice!

Photos:
photoK24
Found it 7/15/2009 Ripton found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Stumbled on this one. Wish I knew of the actual BM (iron rod) Found many of the triangulation BMs as well

Found it 7/5/2009 Ferrarifunatic found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Just happened to come across this one with 007.

Photos:
photoOn top of Cadillac Mountain
Found it 7/5/2009 007 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Just happened across this one while finding the other benchmark nearby.

Found it 7/3/2009 NeverSummer found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Enjoyed finding some benchmarks while in Acadia. Foggy, but great to be there!

Found it 6/27/2009 DrClicker found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found with PSUDE_DrG on cloudy day.

Found it 6/27/2009 PSUDE_DrG found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
BM#44 - A fun find (with the other marks) on top of Cadillac Mountain. Shout out to Penn State Brandywine!


Photos:
photoA benchmark with a view!
Found it 5/23/2009 ESFmanley found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it. Not as in nice a shape as some of the older pictures, even after only one year.

Photos:
photoMountDesert
Found it 10/4/2008 Traveling E's found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Nobody's stolen it yet...

Found it 9/17/2008 macdod found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Visiting from Arizona, found on our 3 week East Coast Adventure!

Photos:
photoPE1778 - Mount Desert Triangle Station
photoPE1778 - Mount Desert RM1
photoPE1778 - Mount Desert RM2
photoPE1778 - K24 1934 Marker
photoPE1778 - Cadillac Marker
Found it 8/14/2008 Clue Seeker found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this along with several more nearby.

[This entry was edited by Clue Seeker on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 3:46:08 AM.]

Photos:
photoMount Desert Station
photoMt Desert RM1
photoMt Desert RM2
photoOn Mt Desert: K24 - 1934
Found it 8/5/2008 Z-Files found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
While exploring the top of Cadillac Mountain, found this benchmark.

Found it 7/16/2008 lighthouse trolls found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
found will visiting the area great view

Found it 7/15/2008 sjfink found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found with Fink007 during our exploration of the Cadillac Mt. summit. It's surprising that most people don't make their way up here, seeing that you can park nearby.

Found it 7/15/2008 Fink007 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one after exploring the "summit" of Cadillac Mountain. I personally think it is hilarious that the true summit with the benchmarks is not really pointed out from the parking area, and that the hordes of tourists are satisfied with exploring an area near the summit that has the great views. I wonder if this was done on purpose when the road to the summit was opened as a compromise to not destroy the true summit. Anyways, a very cool place to visit!

Photos:
photoBenchmark and our GPS
photoReference mark and our GPS
Found it 7/13/2008 RSAKVT found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Up the mountain to check it out, neat spot, wicked wind and cold today!!
Found it 7/5/2008 Xtreme Chaos found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
great view from here!

Found it 7/1/2008 BURKOWSKI found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Both RM 1&2 are in great shape. For being so old, this is the best preserved triangulation station that we've seen.

Photos:
photoRM2
photomark
photomark in situ
photoRM1
Found it 6/27/2008 BlueBeadMan found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Dad and I were driving around Acadia National Park and I just had to grab this benchmark. A couple of the giftshops at the park sell copies of the benchmark. They do the same thing at the Grand Teton National Park with a couple of their mountain benchmarks. I thought that was so cool, but I resisted the temptation to buy my own copy of the benchmark. I'll try to upload a pic soon. Thanks! Cool!

Blue Bead Man
St. Louis, MO

Found it 6/6/2008 rescue557 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it! Had to ask the folks at the gift shop where the mark was located. They directed me right to it!

Photos:
photoIMG_5603
photoIMG_5602
Found it 9/25/2007 Papa-Bear-NYC found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
My wife and I took a 10 day vacation to Down East Maine and to the Bay of Fundy. With the myriad of stations in that area I had to be selective in what I went to look for (after all this was a vacation, not a benchmarking trip). I decided to go after two sorts of marks: boundary markers of various sorts, and triangulation stations which where part of the survey for the Eastern Oblique Arc, done in this area in the 1850s. A surprising number of these marks have survived in this area.

Today was the day we had to leave Saint John, New Brunswick. We decided a drive to the Boston are was much too much, so we headed for Bar Harbor for one last day in the scenic down-east of Maine. After studying the map of the Eastern Oblique Arc, I thought bagging Rye and Cooper would be possible on the way to Bar Harbor. Rye was a major disappointment (see QF0932) whereas Cooper was quite the opposite: a drive up and a mark you could spot from the car (see PD1041).

This one was a "Gimme", one that was often logged and easy to get to.

We got to Bar Harbor around 4:00 PM and checked into our motel. We figured we had just enough time to drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain, bag the mark, bag some views, and with luck, bag the sunset before heading into town for dinner.

Well, I did bag the mark(s), we did bag some views, and we most certainly bagged d beautiful sunset. And dinner was scrumptious (loved that local brew!).

A great way to end a great vacation.

Photos:
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET, Bar Harbor ME
The mark on the rock ledge.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET, Bar Harbor ME
This disk was set into the original 1856 drill hole in 1931. That's why they added "RESET" to the designation.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET RM1, Bar Harbor ME
RM1 is down the hill (towards the gift shop) from the station.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET RM1, Bar Harbor ME
Closeup of RM1.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET RM2, Bar Harbor ME
RM2 is across the path to the left of the station.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET RM2, Bar Harbor ME
Closeup of RM2.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET USGS, Bar Harbor ME
This USGS bench mark (K 24) was set in 1934 when the USGS ran a level line from the Bar Harbor post office through the park. It is on the same ledge as the station on the highest point. It is not associated with the station from a surveyors perspective, but it is often used as another reference mark.
photoPE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET USGS, Bar Harbor ME
Closeup of USGS bench mark.
photoCadillac Mountain Sunset
And let's not forget the sunset!
Found it 9/22/2007 MT.FORIST GRAMPY found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this while on vacation with the family. Took a walk to the summit to find it.

Photos:
photo100_3702.jpg
Found it 9/22/2007 NH Tracker found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found while visiting the top of Cadillac Mt.

Photos:
photo100_3700.jpg
Found it 9/5/2007 yodadog found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
My first benchmark log--it was hard finding the right benchmark, so I didn't want to lose it, even though I am out of order.

Oh look! It's a Maggie 315!

Photos:
photoThat Isn't Seriously A Maggie 315, Is It?
Found it 9/3/2007 The Waldo's found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found like everyone else.

Photos:
photoStation
photoRM 2
Found it 9/2/2007 Meg~Teo + 3 boys found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
My youngest and I were in the gift shop and saw a replica. The sales lady pointed the way and off we went. This is our second benchmark.

Found it 8/11/2007 Photobug6570 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found after a short walk

Found it 8/9/2007 solid-rock-seekers found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
N 44° 21.074 W 068° 13.592
This is the USGS BM, stamped "K24" at the highest point of Cadillac Mountain. This marker is the only of the four summit marks that we tracked down.

Photos:
photoUSGS BM "K24" with GPSr
Found it 8/2/2007 nyhotwheels found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I find these BM's confusing. I guess this is the 1934 BM with a reference mark.

Photos:
photoCadillac Mountain BM
photoCadillac Mountain reference mark
photoCadillac Mountain BM GPS
Found it 7/22/2007 computerdude found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
found it with the family while taking a trip around acadia national park

Found it 7/18/2007 The Everesters found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found on top of Cadillac Mountain.

Found it 7/17/2007 GR8Caches found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found along with many other makers pointing to this one. Found while on a stop to this great National Park.

Found it 7/17/2007 hkids4 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found with Gr8Caches on a NorthEast Trek. One of several in the area. TFTBM!!

Found it 7/15/2007 Bartholomew Roberts found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
One of 3 found while in the area. Beautiful views and can't wait to come back and explore more.

Photos:
photo100_3065.jpg
Found it 7/6/2007 PhotoRoamer found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this while hunting for a virtual nearby! ~PhotoRoamer

Photos:
photoTriangulation Point Cadillac Mountain
Found it 7/3/2007 rice0006 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Two others close by ...logs to follow.

Photos:
photo272-Image044 (2).jpg
One of a cluster of three within 30'
Found it 7/3/2007 treasurehumper found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one while spending a few days exploring Acadia.

Found it 7/2/2007 nondescript found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found these benchmarks after a long climb up.

Photos:
photoK 24 1954
With GPS
photoMount Desert 1856 Triangulation Station
With GPS
photoR.M.2
With GPS
photoMe
photoK 24 1954
Close-up
photoMount Desert 1856 Triangulation Station
Close-up
photoR.M.2
Close-up
Found it 7/2/2007 C&TH found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this BM while visiting Acadia National Park. We very much enjoyed exploring the top of Cadillac Mountain. The views are amazing!!

Photos:
photoOn top of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park
Found it 5/27/2007 GPS Troy found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
2:53PM EDT

Hiked here from Blackwoods Campground today. Saw this benchmark as a souvenir in the gift shop, and asked the woman at the desk where it is. She told me, and I quickly found it.
Found it 5/25/2007 ThirstyMick found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
After taking in the great views PolskiKrol SteelNDirt and I stopped by the giftshop. Saw the souvenir benchmark (seems like a lot of people do this) and we had to go see it. The nice lady at the counter pointed us in the right direction.

Found it 5/25/2007 polskikrol found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this benchmark with ThirstyMick and SteelNDirt while enjoying Memorial Day weekend in Acadia National Park.

Photos:
photoPE1778 (NGS Benchmark) #1
photoPE1778 (NGS Benchmark) #2
Found it 4/24/2007 king.hubi found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
We were on a vacation trip to explore the Acadia National Park. It was a sunny but windy day when we found all four (five :-) Benchmarks. We got a tip from a friendly woman in the gift shop of the main visitor center where we had to search for the benchmarks. On the summit of Mount Cadillac take the south ridge trail. The trail is on the left side of the small gift shop.

Photos:
photoMount Desert 1856 station mark
photoMount Desert 1856 R.M.1 station mark
photoMount Desert 1856 R.M.2 station mark
photoMount Desert 1934 USGS BM
photoCadillac Mountain 1934 bench mark
Found it 10/5/2006 R&S McKelvey found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one. People in the bookstore said it was the most recent BM and it is the one they sell in the store.

Found it 9/30/2006 TwoBurn found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Verified that our Magellan altitude reading was accurate to within a foot of the benchmark! Great weather today.

Found it 9/22/2006 talus-creep found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found Cadillac Mountain Elevation 1530 feet and RM 2 before hike to Eagle's Crag...

Found it 9/17/2006 monet37 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found marker, 2 reference markers and the Catilac elevation marker. Will post photos later.

Found it 8/23/2006 edward applebee found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it with Conor after enjoying some time walking around on all the rock surfaces. Our first time in Acadia... we'll be back!

Photos:
photoMount Desert 1856
photoMount Desert R.M. 2
photoUSGS K24 1934
Found it 8/17/2006 GeoBear Adventure Squad found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I was very happy to find this triangulation station.


Also found this "bonus bm" not too far away.


[This entry was edited by GeoBear Adventure Squad on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 4:31:06 AM.]

Photos:
photobonus disc
Found this one just south of the North Ridge trail marker, at the summit.
Found it 8/11/2006 Noyo Knots found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found Triangulation Station and BM K24.

Photos:
photoMount Desert Reset
photoUSGS BM K24
Found it 8/3/2006 BigDillo found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one in good condition as described. I also found Reference Mark MOUNT DESERT RESET RM 2 and USGS BM K 24 1934 on the summit of Mt. Cadillac.

Photos:
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET.jpg
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET RM 2.jpg
photoUSGS BM K 24 1934.jpg
Found it 8/3/2006 g-o-cashers found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Recovered in good condition as described with both RMs and K 24 1934 a USGS mark in the same vicinity.

GO$Rs

Photos:
photoK 24 USGS Hancock county, ME
photoK 24 w/GPS
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET Hancock county, ME
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET w/GPS
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET RM1
photoMOUNT DESERT RESET RM2
Found it 7/29/2006 AndyShissler found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
My wife & I found the benchmark on the summit. Didn't have time to find the reference marks since it was near sunset. We're enjoying our time on vacation in Acadia.

Found it 7/20/2006 Team BTE found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
N 44° 21.073 W 68° 13.586

Whoa, the previous poster found 4 up on the summit?! Had I known there were more, I would have searched...

Brian (Team BTE)

Found it 7/18/2006 eric0669 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Made a quick check on this one while visiting the summit.

Photos:
photoIMG_0104.jpg
Found it 6/29/2006 CSIHPD found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
found 4 markers on the summit today

Photos:
photoPE1778
Found it 6/23/2006 Kalooch135 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this is as well as 2 others on the top of Cadillac mountain. Two were dated 1856 and the other 1934. My first benchmark find!

  

  

  

  



Photos:
photo100_1035.JPG
photo100_1036.JPG
photo100_1037.JPG
Found it 6/10/2006 Zoltarus found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found Summit Benchmark, K24 1954 at 44+21.078N 068+13.592W Elevation 1532 ft

Found it 5/6/2006 mountainbike found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one by accident. I was up on cadillac mountain doing a geocache and seen this one. this one had a 1856 R.M.2 stamped on it.

Photos:
photo1856 R.M.2
Found it 10/12/2005 Maine Gnomes found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Our highest benchmark so far at 469m elevation.

Photos:
photoCadillac Mountain Benchmark
Found it 8/25/2005 bpack found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
15:41
No cant see Canada from here either. Sure can see a lot. Tommorrow we will follow the coast (Route1) and find out wat it looks like from sea level.
Bpack

Found it 8/24/2005 GPS Guy found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found today along with the ref. marks.

Photos:
photoDSC00048.JPG
photoRM1
photoRM2
Found it 8/23/2005 The Tau'ri found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this just off the summit benchmark of Cadillac on our traditional West Face climb.

Found it 8/17/2005 Perfect Tommy found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Beautiful day atop Cadillac. Found the benchmark and the two references.

Photos:
photoMount Desert 1856
photoK24
photoThis Way
photoFuture Perfect Tommy points the benchmarks out
Found it 8/13/2005 k2mep found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Came to watch the sunset.

Found it 7/25/2005 petty3 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
This is our first benchmark and we made a tracing for keepsake. Came accross a couple of other cachers at the same time. What a beautiful spot. The fog was heavy and it was like having our heads in the clouds.

Found it 7/25/2005 saltya&e found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
We were searching with the rather conspicuously yellow rino 110 gps when a very nice man pointed us in the right direction - and we were quite appreciative! Finding this made the fog a bit more acceptable.

Found it 7/24/2005 afroggie found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
My first trip to the Island. What a beautiful place!

Photos:
photoFound the disk
Found it 7/15/2005 LisaS found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Out with Barefoot exploring Acadia and found this one

Found it 7/15/2005 Barefoot found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found on the way to the top. One of the disks is a bit worn, the other two are in good condition.

Photos:
photoPE1778
photoPE1778 RM1
photoPE1778 RM2
Found it 7/9/2005 Team2hunt found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
We found it on another type of hunt.Used it to test our GPS'r.

Photos:
photoBenchmark with GPS'r
Found it 7/8/2005 clan_Barron found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found as part of Clan_Barron's Florida to Maine geocaching adventure.

Found it 6/11/2005 Zhanna found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log

Please see the complete recovery, including text and photos, at my website: PE1778 - MOUNT DESERT RESET.

Zhanna

Found it 6/8/2005 Dave42 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this one pretty easy, as well as the USGS BM close by. Didn't find the reference disks, but didn't really try to look for them.

Photos:
photoThe benchmark
photoUSGS BM in same area
Found it 5/22/2005 Great Balls of Fire found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found benchmark, it was a rainy nasty day so didn't average the location or take any pictures. Found in good in good condition.

Found it 10/1/2004 Zinnware found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
12:42pm - It is indeed a great spot with a commanding view.

Photos:
photoThe disk
photoZinnware at the spot
photoProximity and view
Found it 9/17/2004 Hipointer and Capiti found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Station recovered in good condition.

Photos:
photoPE1778.jpg
Found it 9/13/2004 Sunrunner found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found while waiting for sunset.

Found it 8/18/2004 lostinflorida found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found all three plus remenents described by Devbrain in his log.
NOTE: also found some of the drill holes as described in the origional data sheets.

Photos:
photoDrill holes
Drill holes and small bolt as refered to in origional data sheets.
photoView From Cadillac Pullover
This is a view one does not get frequently with the clouds/fog rolling over the Islands of Bar Harbor
Found it 7/26/2004 Summit Seekers found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
found this while searching for other benchmarks. summit seekers, MI

Found it 7/20/2004 Tree Man found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
nice spot

Photos:
photoP7200005.JPG
Found it 7/14/2004 merzy found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Visiting with friends who really wanted to see the top of the mountain, despite visibility of about 5 feet. I got to spot the benchmark, at least... :-)

Photos:
photoView from the top
Ok, so this is what you'll see if you're silly enough to come up here in near zero visibility.
Found it 7/4/2004 Midway Cafe found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
RM1, RM2 and Station Mark are all here and waiting to be used again. Easy find up near the radio tower.

Midway Cafe

Found it 7/4/2004 thehikerz found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this benchmark while on a ranger lead walk.

Found it 6/30/2004 Eric14fe found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
We found it while hiking up Cadillac Mountain with the Boy Scouts from Troop 70 in Geneseo, New York. Great view and hike. May have a picture soon.

Found it 6/7/2004 bowdoingeo found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
got it

Found it 5/29/2004 DraigAthar found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found this benchmark with Devbrain, see his log entry for the photos. This one was a lot of fun because there were so many different marks in the same place, we had to figure out which was which. :)

Found it 5/29/2004 devbrain found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Just a short distance from PE1787 we (DraigAthar and I) found this one - what a nice surprise. Not one, but four (perhaps 5) markers!. We found the "US Geological Survey" disk first (it's the highest point of all), then the USGS marker. After some more searching (and scratching our heads while reading the notes about markers which became lost and replaced over time) found the RM#1 and RM#2. I also found a suspicious looking bolt set in a drilled hole which I thought might be a remnant of earlier markers, too.

Photos:
photoUSCGS Benchmark
photoUSCGS Reference Mark 1
photoUSCGS Reference Mark 2
photoUS Geological Survey Benchmark
photoBolt - perhaps a remnant of a historical marker?
photoDraigAthar, sat on top of USGS Benchmark.
(The USCGS benchmark is a little further back on the same rock)
Found it 10/7/2003 zoid921 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found the bm. Just a little off the trail.

Found it 9/17/2003 Footloose&FancyFree found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
We were visiting Acadia National Park and drove up Cadillac Mt. to enjoy the view and do the Cadillac Mountain Virtual Cache. While we were up there we found the Bench Marks so decided to photograph them and log them too.

Photos:
photoStation Mark
photoRM1 Station Mark
photoRM2 Station Mark
photoUSGS Bench Mark Station Mark
photoCadillac Mt., Maine
View from Bench Marks on top of Cadillac Mt. Maine
Found it 8/11/2003 Brown Bear found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found these while vacationing in Bar Harbor.

Found it 7/28/2003 dwflatp8 found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I'm just learning about bench mark, but while i was on vacation last month i took picture's of two of the bench marks at the top. i'll have to see if i can figure out how to log the seconded one.....


DwFlatp8

Found it 9/12/2002 Rich in NEPA found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
N 44° 21.081 W 068° 13.592
While vacationing on M.D.I. I decided to search for a few local benchmarks. I drove out along the Park Loop Road from Bar Harbor up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain and easily found all FOUR marks in this set using the historical description. At the station my Garmin GPSmap76 receiver indicated 7.5 feet from the posted coordinates for the station. These four discs were all quite visible and are in excellent condition. I've hiked this trail many times. ~Rich in NEPA~

Photos:
photoGPSr and the station mark.
photoClose-up of the station mark.
photoThe general area near the station mark.

photoGPSr and the RM 1 station mark.
photoThe general area near the station mark.

photoGPSr and the RM 2 station mark.
photoThe general area near the station mark.

photoGPSr and the USGS BM station mark.
photoThe general area near the station mark.
Found it 8/30/2002 n8aho found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
I was at the summit years ago before geocaching, benchmarking and cheap gps. I was on vacation with friends we had a discussion about the highest point on the mountain, there is a tourist lookout that says it's the highest point.... I said it was not and walked/climbed over to where I thought the summit was..... I saw the disk...at that point in time I did not know that I had found a benchmark and forgot about until just recently..........

jim

Found it 8/23/2002 BassoonPilot found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Visited these benchmarks several times over the years when finishing the hike up the south ridge trail. Visited it again today with my daughter and her friend, and then a few minutes later when it was featured during the Acadia National Park ''Secrets of the Summit'' Ranger-led program.

Found it 7/21/2002 ANFOU found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
ANFOU here from Ohio on vacation. First stop on the island was top of the mountain.

Found it 10/1/1997 royswkr found PE1778 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
10/1/88 This is the one in the woods behind the gift shop, at county highpoint

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1931 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
1/1/1902 by CGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1902 ON THE HIGHEST ELEVATION OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, KNOWN AS MOUNT DESERT OR GREEN MOUNT. IT IS A VERY COMMANDING POSITION AND THE VIEW IS UNOBSTRUCTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THE STATION IS ON THE SUMMIT AND 22-1/4 INCHES E OF THE SE CORNER OF A CREVICE IN THE ROCK. THE STATION IS A HOLE DRILLED IN A ROCK. ALSO THE FOLLOWING RANGE DRILL HOLES WERE FOUND 53.17 FEET FROM STATION ON LINE TOWARD PEAKED MOUNTAIN, 17.52 FEET FROM THE STATION ON LINE TO BLUE HILL, AND 21.83 FEET FROM THE STATION ON LINE TO RAGGED MOUNTAIN.
1/1/1931 by MEGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MAINE GEODETIC SURVEY 1931 THE STATION IS ON THE HIGHEST PART OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (FORMERLY CALLED GREEN MOUNTAIN), IN THE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK. A FINE AUTOMOBILE ROAD ON THE MOUNTAIN WAS OPENED IN OCTOBER 1931, AND THIS ROAD PASSES SOME 500 FEET TO THE N OF THE STATION, MAKING IT EASY OF ACCESS. ON JULY 18, 1931, I FOUND A DRILL HOLE WHICH APPEARED TO BE THE STATION MARK AND WHICH CHECKED FAIRLY WELL WITH THE RANGE HOLES. IT WAS COVERED WITH SEVERAL STONES WHICH HAD APPARENTLY ONCE BEEN A CAIRN. ABOUT 10 FEET S OF THE HOLE THE LEDGE WAS A FEW FEET HIGHER, BEING APPARENTLY THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE ISLAND, AND WAS MARKED BY A CAIRN, UNDER WHICH I COULD FIND NO HOLE OR OTHER MARK. THE CAIRN REMAINS IN PLACE. ON SEPT. 1, 1931, I CEMENTED A STANDARD C. AND G.S. TRIANGULATION TABLET IN THE HOLE, AND SET TWO STANDARD REFERENCE MARKS IN EXPOSED LEDGE, THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCES FROM THE STATION BEING ABOUT AS FOLLOWS--NO.1, 75.8 FEET, NO.2 58.0 FEET. THESE VALUES ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE, BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE MEASUREMENTS, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE RELIED ON TO PERHAPS ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF A FOOT AND TWO OR THREE MINUTES OF ARC. I HOPE TO HAVE MORE ACCURATE FIGURES NEXT YEAR. THE VIEW FROM THE STATION IS OBSTRUCTED BY TREES FROM ABOUT S, THROUGH W, TO ABOUT NNE. AND PARTIALLY CUT OFF BY A LOWER SUMMIT OF THE SAME MOUNTAIN, TO THE EASTWARD. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS SEE MY LETTER OF DEC. 7, 1931.
1/1/1932 by MEGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MAINE GEODETIC SURVEY 1932 WHEN I RE-MARKED THIS STATION IN 1931 THE ONLY REFERENCE MARKS OF WHICH I HAD KNOWLEDGE WERE THE THREE HOLES MENTIONED IN THE PRINTED DESCRIPTION. LATER I OBTAINED A COPY OF A SKETCH IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STATION, WHICH SHOWED RANGE HOLES ON LINE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER STATIONS, AND IN 1932 I VISITED THE STATION AGAIN TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY OF THESE HOLES AND THUS GET AN ADDITIONAL CHECK ON MY IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATION POINT. I FOUND 6 OUT OF 8 OF THE NEARER HOLES OF THE RANGES AND THESE CHECKED IN AZIMUTH TO WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF ARC, WHICH WAS AS CLOSE AS I COULD DETERMINE THE DIRECTIONS WITH THE MINIATURE TRANSIT WHICH I USED, BUT THE DISTANCES WERE ALL LESS THAN THOSE GIVEN ON THE SKETCH. MY MEASUREMENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS, THE DISTANCES ON THE SKETCH BEING IN PARENTHESES, ALL BEING IN FEET AND INCHES--ISLE AU HAUT 50-6-1/2 (50-11). TUNK 40-5 (41-1). BURKE NOT FOUND. COOPER 86-6 (86-10). EAST BASE 112-3 (112-7). MITTEN MOUNT 66-7 (67-4). HOWARD 56-4 (57-2). THE FARTHER HOLES OF THESE RANGES WERE, ACCORDING TO THE SKETCH, SO FAR FROM THE STATION THAT I DID NOT LOOK FOR THEM, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF MITTEN MOUNT, WHICH I FOUND AND WHICH WAS ABOUT RIGHT IN AZIMUTH, BUT I DID NOT MEASURE THE DISTANCE BECAUSE OF INTERVENING BUSHES. THE DISCREPANCIES IN DISTANCE ARE PERHAPS DUE TO INACCURACIES IN THE ORIGINAL MEASUREMENTS, OR IN MINE, OVER RATHER ROUGH GROUND, AND TO POSSIBLE SLIGHT DIFFERENCES DUE TO HORIZONTAL OR SLOPE DISTANCES. THE LINE TO STATION TUNK, ON THE SKETCH, IS MARKED WITH A NAME WHICH LOOKS LIKE HINK, BUT THIS IS EVIDENTLY AN ERROR, AS THERE IS NO SUCH STATION IN THE VICINITY, AND THE DIRECTION IS CORRECT FOR TUNK. THE HOLES ON LINES TO RAGGED MOUNTAIN, BLUE HILL AND PEAKED MOUNTAIN, WHICH ARE MENTIONED IN THE PRINTED DESCRIPTION, ARE NOT SHOWN ON THE SKETCH, BUT THEY CHECKED FAIRLY WELL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE SAID TO BE ON THE LINE TO BLUE HILL, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 DEG S OF THAT LINE. THIS HOLE (A SHALLOW ONE) IS, HOWEVER, ON OR CLOSE TO THE LINE TO MOUNT BLUE, WHICH IS A STATION OF THE PRIMARY SCHEME, ALTHOUGH I CAN FIND NO RECORD THAT THE LINE WAS OBSERVED OVER, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF OBSTRUCTIONS. I FEEL THAT ON THE WHOLE MY IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, BUT I HOPE THAT THE NEXT SUMMER IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE SOME BETTER DETERMINATIONS OF THE DISTANCES AND AZIMUTHS OF THE RANGE HOLES.
1/1/1933 by MEGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MAINE GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 DURING THE SUMMER OF 1933 I FOUND 6 MORE OF THE RANGE HOLES AT THIS STATION, MAKING WITH THE 10 PREVIOUSLY FOUND, 16 IN ALL. THESE INCLUDE THE 3 HOLES MENTIONED IN THE DESCRIPTION (BUT NOT SHOWN ON THE ORIGINAL SKETCH), AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE 14 HOLES SHOWN ON THE SKETCH IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION. THE ONE MISSING HOLE WAS PROBABLY DESTROYED BY THE BREAKING OFF OF A PIECE OF THE LEDGE. (THIS WAS THE NEARER HOLE ON THE LINE TO BURKE). IN ADDITION I FOUND ONE HOLE WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE OTHERS BUT WHICH I COULD NOT IDENTIFY AS BEING ON A LINE TO ANY STATION. IT WAS DISTANT ABOUT 49.1 FEET FROM THE FARTHER HOLE ON THE LINE TO HOWARD, IN A DIRECTION SOMEWHAT S OF E. ALTHOUGH THESE RANGE HOLES MAY BE OF NO IMPORTANCE, I HAVE MENTIONED THEM BECAUSE THEY FURNISH A CONVENIENT CHECK ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE STATION POINT, WHICH I RE-MARKED IN 1931. THE CAIRN MENTIONED IN MY 1931 RECOVERY NOTE HAS BEEN REMOVED, DOUBTLESS BY THE PARK AUTHORITIES, AND A WEDGE-SHAPED STONE SET IN ITS PLACE. THE STONE IS ABOUT 12 FEET, IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, FROM THE STATION TABLET.
1/1/1934 by CGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (KGC) STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. IT IS NOW A STANDARD BRONZE DISK WEDGED IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK, WITH TWO REFERENCE MARKS, STANDARD BRONZE DISKS IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. IT IS ON THE FLAT LEDGE 13 FEET N OF THE U.S.G.S. BENCH MARK. THE BENCH MARK IS ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE MOUNTAIN IS NOW KNOWN AS CADILLAC MOUNTAIN AND IS A PART OF ARCADIA NATIONAL PARK. THE SUMMIT IS EASILY REACHED BY A PAVED ROAD. THE STATION IS ABOUT 100 YARDS SW OF THE PARKING CIRCLE AT THE END OF THIS ROAD. DRILL HOLES ON LINE TO OTHER STATIONS WERE FOUND AS FOLLOWS--ISLE AU HAUT 50.4 FEET, RAGGED MOUNTAIN 21.7 FEET, TUNK 40.4 FEET, COOPER 86.5 FEET, EAST BASE 112.3 FEET, MITTEN MOUNT 66.6 FEET, HOWARD 56.3 FEET. THESE MEASUREMENTS ARE HORIZONTAL AND ARE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE RECORD DISTANCES GIVEN IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION.
1/1/1944 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1944 (FLP) STATION AND REFERENCE MARK 1 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED BY K.G.C. IN 1934. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECOVER DRILL HOLES. REFERENCE MARK 2 HAS BEEN COVERED APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET DEEP BY A ROADWAY OF STONE WITH MACADAM SURFACE.
1/1/1960 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (HRL) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND ALL MARKS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITION-- THE STATION MAY BE REACHED AFTER ARRIVING AT THE PARKING CIRCLE AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN BY GOING SOUTHERLY ON THE PAVED DRIVEWAY RUNNING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GIFT SHOP TO THE END OF PAVEMENT AND THE STATION ABOUT 100 FEET FURTHER SOUTH.
1/1/1971 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (LFS) STATION WAS RECOVERED AND ALL MARKS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCE AND ANGLES TO THE REFERENCE MARKS WAS NOT CHECKED DUE TO LACK OF TIME. STATION IS LOCATED IN ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, ON THE SUMMIT OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN, AT THE NORTHWEST END OF THE OPEN, BEDROCK AREA, ABOUT 200 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF THE PARKING AREA AT END OF PARK HIGHWAY. TO REACH STATION FROM THE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS AT BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN, FOLLOW THE PARK HIGHWAY FOR 6.9 MILES TO SUMMIT, AND END OF HIGHWAY AT PARKING AREA. WALK SOUTHWEST UP GRAVELED ROADWAY ABOUT 125 YARDS TO STATION. STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MT DESERT 1856, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MT DESERT RM 1 1856, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK, NORTHEAST FROM STATION ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF BRUSH PATCH, AND ABOUT 4 FEET LOWER THAN STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MT DESERT RM 2 1856, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK, SOUTHEAST FROM STATION ALONG HILLTOP, AT ABOUT SAME ELEVATION AS STATION. USGS BM IS A STANDARD USGS DISK CEMEMTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE HIGHEST BEDROCK FORMATION ON THE HILL, ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN STATION. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 2-1/2 MILES SW OF BAR HARBOR.

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  • The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1998.
  • The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
  • The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
  • The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.

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