National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 2, 1998 QG1448 *********************************************************************** QG1448 DESIGNATION - N 16 MC=KATAHDIN QG1448 PID - QG1448 QG1448 STATE/COUNTY- ME/PISCATAQUIS QG1448 USGS QUAD - MOUNT KATAHDIN (1988) QG1448 QG1448 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL QG1448 ___________________________________________________________________ QG1448* NAD 83(1992)- 45 54 15.67132(N) 068 55 16.57559(W) ADJUSTED QG1448* NAVD 88 - 1605.16 (+/-2cm) 5266.3 (feet) VERTCON QG1448 ___________________________________________________________________ QG1448 LAPLACE CORR- -1.45 (seconds) DEFLEC96 QG1448 GEOID HEIGHT- -23.78 (meters) GEOID96 QG1448 QG1448 HORZ ORDER - FIRST QG1448 VERT ORDER - THIRD ? (See Below) QG1448 QG1448.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods QG1448.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in January 1995. QG1448 QG1448.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to QG1448.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) QG1448.The vertical order pertains to the superseded datum. QG1448 QG1448.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC96 derived deflections. QG1448 QG1448.The geoid height was determined by GEOID96. QG1448 QG1448; North East Units Scale Converg. QG1448;SPC ME E - 248,730.134 267,314.054 MT 0.99991313 -0 18 09.2 QG1448;UTM 19 - 5,083,423.573 506,106.664 MT 0.99960046 +0 03 23.5 QG1448 QG1448: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az QG1448:SPC ME E - KATAHDIN AZ MK 230 11 33.3 QG1448:UTM 19 - KATAHDIN AZ MK 229 50 00.6 QG1448 QG1448|---------------------------------------------------------------------| QG1448| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | QG1448| dddmmss.s | QG1448| KATAHDIN RM 1 11.272 METERS 21353 | QG1448| KATAHDIN AZ MK 2295324.1 | QG1448| QG1449 KATAHDIN USGS 1941 RM 1 8.043 METERS 28759 | QG1448|---------------------------------------------------------------------| QG1448 QG1448 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL QG1448 QG1448 NAD 83(1986)- 45 54 15.67568(N) 068 55 16.58769(W) ADJUSTED QG1448 NAD 27 - 45 54 15.50400(N) 068 55 18.42200(W) ADJUSTED QG1448 NGVD 29 - 1605.29 (meters) 5266.7 (feet) LEVELING QG1448 QG1448.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. QG1448.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. QG1448.See file format.dat to determine how the superseded data were derived. QG1448 QG1448 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By QG1448 HISTORY - 1941 MONUMENTED CGS QG1448 HISTORY - 1955 MONUMENTED CGS QG1448 QG1448 STATION DESCRIPTION QG1448 QG1448'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (PLB) QG1448'STATION IS ABOUT 18.5 MILES NNW OF MILLINOCKET, 23 MILES W BY S QG1448'OF PATTEN, AND 40 MILES N BY W OF BROWNVILLE, ON THE HIGHEST QG1448'POINT OF MOUNT KATAHDIN ON A BARE ROCKY PEAK KNOWN AS MONUMENT QG1448'OR BAXTER PEAK, AND ON LAND OWNED BY THE STATE GAME PRESERVE. IT QG1448'IS A STANDARD U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK DISK SET IN QG1448'BEDROCK ABOUT 1.5 BY 4 FEET IN DIAMETER AND PROJECTS ABOUT 8 QG1448'INCHES. THE DISK IS STAMPED N-16, 1927 M.C. QG1448' QG1448'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS A STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. BRONZE DISK QG1448'WEDGED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER ABOUT 6 BY 8 FEET IN DIAMETER QG1448'AND PROJECTS ABOUT 3 FEET. THE DISK IS STAMPED KATAHDIN (USGS) QG1448'NO. 1 1941. QG1448' QG1448'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS A STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. BRONZE DISK QG1448'WEDGED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER, ABOUT 5 BY 6 FEET IN DIAMETER QG1448'AND PROJECTS ABOUT 3 FEET AND ABOUT 4 FEET LOWER IN ELEVATION QG1448'THAN THE STATION. THE DISK IS STAMPED KATAHDIN (USGS) 1941 NO. 2. QG1448' QG1448'AZIMUTH MARK IS 0.6 MILE S OF THE STATION, 15 FEET E OF THE QG1448'WHITE TRAIL LEADING UP TO THE SUMMIT, AT A POINT WHERE THE QG1448'TRAIL MAKES A LEFT TURN. IT IS A STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. BRONZE QG1448'DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK ABOUT 2 BY 4 FEET IN DIAMETER QG1448'AND PROJECTS 8 INCHES. THE DISK IS STAMPED KATAHDIN (USGS) 1941. QG1448' QG1448'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE BANGOR AND AROOSTOOK RAILROAD QG1448'STATION IN MILLINOCKET, BY GOING N ON THE MACADAM ROAD FOR 8.6 QG1448'MILES TO THE MILLINOCKET LAKE CAMP, CONTINUE ON GRAVEL ROAD QG1448'IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION FOR 7.4 MILES TO A Y, TAKE LEFT FORK AND QG1448'CONTINUE ON MAIN-TRAVELED ROAD FOR 9.4 MILES TO PARKING GROUNDS QG1448'AND CAMP SITE, NEAR A BROOK AND LOG BRIDGE AND ABOUT 200 YARDS QG1448'BEYOND A SIGN MARKING THE BEGINNING OF THE HUNT TRAIL. TRUCK QG1448'TRAVEL STOPS HERE. TURN RIGHT AFTER CROSSING THE STREAM AND QG1448'FOLLOW THE NEW TRAIL UP THE E SIDE OF THE STREAM FOR ABOUT QG1448'1.0 MILE TO A LOG BRIDGE, CROSS THE STREAM AND TURN LEFT QG1448'FOLLOWING THE MAIN BLAZED TRAIL TO THE TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN QG1448'AND STATION. THE DISTANCE OF THE PACK IS 5.2 MILES, QG1448'TIME REQUIRED ABOUT 4 HOURS WITH A PACK. QG1448' QG1448'A 4-FOOT STAND REQUIRED TO CLEAR ALL LINES. QG1448 QG1448 STATION RECOVERY (1955) QG1448 QG1448'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (WRH) QG1448'STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND ALL MARKS BUT THE STATION MARK QG1448'ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE STATION MARK APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED IN QG1448'A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ABOUT 0.2 METERS. THE ROCK IT IS SET IN IS QG1448'VERY HEAVY AND WEDGED BETWEEN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. THE CHIMNEY QG1448'POND TRAIL WAS USED TO REACH THE STATION. IT IS THE BEST WAY QG1448'WITH A HEAVY LOAD AND ALSO TWO BURROS ARE AVAILABLE TO CARRY THE QG1448'LOAD ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY UP. CONTACT ROARING BROOK RANGER QG1448'STATION FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAIL AND THE BURROS. A QG1448'COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. QG1448' QG1448'STATION IS LOCATED, AIRLINE, ABOUT 23 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF QG1448'PATTEN, 19-1/2 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MILLINOCKET, IN BAXTER QG1448'STATE PARK, ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF MOUNT KATAHDIN WHICH IS QG1448'KNOWN AS BAXTER PEAK. QG1448' QG1448'STATION IS REACHED AS FOLLOWS--FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN QG1448'KOKADJO, GO NORTHEAST FOR 0.3 MILE. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO QG1448'23.3 MILES TO THE FORK AT RIPOGENUS DAM. TURN RIGHT AND GO 0.9 QG1448'MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND GO 20.7 MILES TO A REVERSE QG1448'FORK. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR 3.3 MILES TO A FORK. TAKE QG1448'THE LEFT FORK AS PER SIGN ROARING BROOK AND GO 9.0 MILES TO THE QG1448'END OF THE ROAD AND THE ROARING BROOK RANGER STATION. THE TRAIL QG1448'STARTS IN FRONT OF THE RANGER STATION. THE TRAIL IS 3.3 MILES TO QG1448'THE CAMP AT CHIMNEY POND. FROM CHIMNEY POND THE TRAIL LEADS TO QG1448'THE RIGHT TO A SADDLE AND THEN LEFT TO BAXTER PEAK AND THE QG1448'STATION. FROM CHIMNEY POND IT IS 2.2 MILES TO THE STATION BY QG1448'TRAIL. QG1448' QG1448'STATION MARK, STAMPED 5267 N 16 1927 MC, IS A USGS SURVEY AND QG1448'STATE SURVEY DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER 4 FEET QG1448'LONG AND 18 INCHES WIDE, PROJECTING 8 INCHES AND WEDGED IN QG1448'OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. IT IS 44.9 FEET SOUTHEAST OF A 4 FOOT CAIRN. QG1448' QG1448'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1, STAMPED KATAHDIN USGS NO 1 1941, IS A QG1448'STANDARD USC AND GS DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER 4 QG1448'FEET SQUARE, PROJECTING 2 FEET AND 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE QG1448'STATION. IT IS 20.0 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE CAIRN. QG1448' QG1448'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2, STAMPED KATAHDIN USGS NO 2 1941, IS A QG1448'STANDARD USC AND GS DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER 3 BY QG1448'4 FEET, PROJECTING 3 FEET AND 5 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION. QG1448' QG1448'AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED KATAHDIN USGS 1941, IS A STANDARD USC AND QG1448'GS DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER 2 BY 4 FEET AND QG1448'PROJECTING 8 INCHES. TO REACH FROM THE STATION, GO SOUTHWEST QG1448'DOWN THE HUNT TRAIL FOR ABOUT 0.6 MILE TO WHERE THE TRAIL MAKES QG1448'A BEND TO THE WEST. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS AT THIS POINT 2 FEET QG1448'EAST OF THE TRAIL. QG1448' QG1448'BAXTER PEAK CAIRN IS 4 FEET HIGH AND 4 FEET WIDE. IT SITS ON QG1448'A LARGE BOULDER 10 FEET SQUARE AND 3 FEET HIGH AND IS THE HIGHEST QG1448'BOULDER ON THE SUMMIT. QG1448' QG1448'OFFICE NOTE--OFFICE COMPUTATION VERIFY THAT STATION HAS BEEN QG1448'MOVED, A NEW POSITION IS BEING LISTED AS KATAHDIN 2 (USGS). National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MARCH 2, 1998 QG1450 *********************************************************************** QG1450 DESIGNATION - BAXTER PEAK CAIRN 1955 QG1450 PID - QG1450 QG1450 STATE/COUNTY- ME/PISCATAQUIS QG1450 USGS QUAD - MOUNT KATAHDIN (1988) QG1450 QG1450 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL QG1450 ___________________________________________________________________ QG1450* NAD 83(1992)- 45 54 15.95973(N) 068 55 17.06758(W) ADJUSTED QG1450* NAVD 88 - QG1450 ___________________________________________________________________ QG1450 LAPLACE CORR- -1.42 (seconds) DEFLEC96 QG1450 GEOID HEIGHT- -23.78 (meters) GEOID96 QG1450 QG1450 HORZ ORDER - THIRD QG1450 QG1450.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods QG1450.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in January 1995. QG1450 QG1450 QG1450.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC96 derived deflections. QG1450 QG1450.The geoid height was determined by GEOID96. QG1450 QG1450; North East Units Scale Converg. QG1450;SPC ME E - 248,739.094 267,303.497 MT 0.99991314 -0 18 09.5 QG1450;UTM 19 - 5,083,432.463 506,096.055 MT 0.99960046 +0 03 23.2 QG1450 QG1450 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL QG1450 QG1450 NAD 83(1986)- 45 54 15.96409(N) 068 55 17.07967(W) ADJUSTED QG1450 NAD 27 - 45 54 15.78800(N) 068 55 18.91500(W) ADJUSTED QG1450 QG1450.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. QG1450.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. QG1450.See file format.dat to determine how the superseded data were derived. QG1450 QG1450 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By QG1450 HISTORY - 1955 MONUMENTED CGS QG1450 QG1450 STATION DESCRIPTION QG1450 QG1450'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 (WRH) QG1450'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 23 MILES AIRLINE WEST SOUTHWEST QG1450'OF PATTEN, 19-1/2 MILES AIRLINE NORTH NORTHWEST OF MILLINOCKET, QG1450'IN BAXTER STATE PARK, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF MOUNT KATAHDIN WHICH QG1450'IS KNOWN AS BAXTER PEAK. QG1450' QG1450'THE CAIRN IS LOCATED ON A LARGE BOULDER AND IS ABOUT 4 FEET HIGH QG1450'AND 4 FEET IN DIAMETER AT ITS BASE. IT IS 13.685 METERS, 44.9 QG1450'FEET NORTHWEST OF TRIANGULATION STATION KATAHDIN (USGS) 1941. THE QG1450'CENTER OF THE CAIRN WAS INTERSECTED.