Difference between revisions of "Summit, Santa Rosa Island"
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<span style="color:#FF0000">'''Summit, Santa Rosa Island'''</span> is a survey station established by Stehman Forney in 1872. | <span style="color:#FF0000">'''Summit, Santa Rosa Island'''</span> is a survey station established by Stehman Forney in 1872. It was located “on the highest peak at the west end of the main ridge of mountains that runs through the center of the island from east to west.” | ||
: “The best way to get to it is to follow along the trail that leads by Spur Station, and to Signal will be found on the highest peak to the westward of Spur and about 1/2 a mile from it.” | : “The best way to get to it is to follow along the trail that leads by Spur Station, and to Signal will be found on the highest peak to the westward of Spur and about 1/2 a mile from it.” | ||
In 1934 it was reported “a thorough search of the ground in the vicinity failed to reveal any trace of the station. The top of this peak is of loose rock and there is no doubt that cattle have kicked them out of this poor holding.” [UTM 10: North 3,760,569 East 764,076]. | |||
Latest revision as of 04:25, 21 November 2015
Summit, Santa Rosa Island is a survey station established by Stehman Forney in 1872. It was located “on the highest peak at the west end of the main ridge of mountains that runs through the center of the island from east to west.”
- “The best way to get to it is to follow along the trail that leads by Spur Station, and to Signal will be found on the highest peak to the westward of Spur and about 1/2 a mile from it.”
In 1934 it was reported “a thorough search of the ground in the vicinity failed to reveal any trace of the station. The top of this peak is of loose rock and there is no doubt that cattle have kicked them out of this poor holding.” [UTM 10: North 3,760,569 East 764,076].
