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N 44° 09.406 W 071° 41.919 (NAD 83)

Altitude: 0

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

Location:
In GRAFTON county, NH View Original Datasheet
Designation:
CANNON MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT TOWER
Marker Type:
lookout tower
Setting:
setting not listed - see description
Stability:

Nearest

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Mark Destroyed 9/24/2008 royswkr marked PF0988 (NGS Benchmark) as destroyed   Visit Log
Fire tower hence survey point now removed, apparently last fall (visit link)

The BM was the tower in the rear of this photo: (visit link)

[This entry was edited by royswkr on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 6:18:26 AM.]

Photos:
photoFire Tower is gone

Found it 8/3/2007 shamfam found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Confirmed that the tower is still there.

Found it 7/25/2005 geezermal found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Hiked up Cannon Mt. from Lafayette campground on the high Cannon trail. Benchmark is directly under the lookout tower at the high point of the mountain.

Found it 10/2/2004 G-Ride found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Was up in some of the notorious weather of Cannon Mount. Didn't know that people looked for these!

Found it 3/4/2004 Me & Bucky found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log

The Cannon Mountain Lookout Tower was recovered as described, in good condition.



Found it 3/4/2004 Goat Haunt found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Tower was located as described in good condition.

Found it 10/11/2003 Felinus found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Found it easily, once we reached the tower.

Photos:
photoViews from the top.
photoCannon Mt. Tramway
We hiked up the mountain. But if you want to reach the top the easy way, you may want to use the Cannon Mt. Tramway.
Found it 10/9/2003 Bear Tracker found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Great Fall Views from this tower. Easy if you take the Tram up Hiking it is also a great day.

Found it 9/8/2003 jillpoke found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
Nice evening hike up the Hi-Cannon Trail to this tower.

Found it 6/14/1997 royswkr found PF0988 (NGS Benchmark)   Visit Log
6/14/75 tower still in operation, talked to lookout

Documented History (by the NGS)

1/1/1959 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (HRL) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TWIN MOUNTAIN AND ABOUT 5-1/2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FRANCONIA ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF PROFILE MOUNTAIN. STATION IS ABOUT 35 FEET TALL, CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD AND IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR LEGS. THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE WHITE LIGHT ON THE ROOF OF THE TOWER WHICH IS JUST TO THE EAST OF CENTER OF THE ROOF. TO REACH STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 3 AND 302 AND STATE HIGHWAYS 10 AND 115 IN TWIN MOUNTAIN GO WEST AND SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 3 FOR 12.0 MILES TO THE AERIAL TRAMWAY AT FRANCONIA NOTCH AND END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. RIDE THE TRAMWAY TO THE TOP AND THEN FOLLOW THE FOOTPATH FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO THE SUMMIT AND STATION AS DESCRIBED.
1/1/1969 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1969 (WMJ) THE STATION RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED.
1/1/1988 by USPSQD (POOR)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1988 (JBD) MARK RECOVERED IN POOR CONDITION.
1/1/1989 by USPSQD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1989 (DKS) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

Control Text

  • The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May 1998.
  • The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
  • The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.

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