Height of mt brockway ?

just curious...what is the elevation at the top of brockway mtn?

was up there sunday, but blizzard conditions prevented any view !!!
 

frnash

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Much of Brockway Mountain Drive is above 1000 ft.
The west peak tops out at 1339 ft. (at about 200 ft. south of the east end of the top-o-the-mountain loop).
 

frnash

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Interesting site, Michigan Highest Named Summits.
Curiously Brockway Mountain is not included, but Mt. Lookout (1335 ft.) is!
 

chords

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None of my maps actually refer to it as Brockway Mountain, but yet the road is <u>Brockway Mountain</u> Drive ??

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chords

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I wish some of these questions were brought up in Misc. so we arent taking up Johns space
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admin

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Thanks all. Interesting stuff.

What I also find curious is that there are three spots in Keweenaw County above 1500, actually above 1530 and none of them are on the list or named- well I guess Mount Horace Greely is named.

-John
 

eao

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FYI


DATABASE = Sybase ,PROGRAM = datasheet, VERSION = 7.58
1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = FEBRUARY 22, 2008
TY7767 ***********************************************************************
TY7767 DESIGNATION - WEST BLUFF 2
TY7767 PID - TY7767
TY7767 STATE/COUNTY- MI/KEWEENAW
TY7767 USGS QUAD - LAKE MEDORA (1975)
TY7767
TY7767 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
TY7767 ___________________________________________________________________
TY7767* NAD 83(1994)- 47 27 51.97965(N) 087 58 06.41451(W) ADJUSTED
TY7767* NAVD 88 - 411. (meters) 1348. (feet) SCALED <------------------------
TY7767 ___________________________________________________________________
TY7767 LAPLACE CORR- -4.19 (seconds) DEFLEC99
TY7767 GEOID HEIGHT- -35.15 (meters) GEOID03
TY7767 HORZ ORDER - THIRD
TY7767
TY7767.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
TY7767.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in February 1997.
TY7767
TY7767.The orthometric height was scaled from a topographic map.
TY7767
TY7767.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
TY7767
TY7767.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03.
TY7767
TY7767; North East Units Scale Factor Converg.
TY7767;SPC MI N - 298,460.187 7,926,977.764 MT 1.00011549 -0 41 59.9
TY7767;SPC MI N - 979,200.09 26,007,144.90 iFT 1.00011549 -0 41 59.9
TY7767;UTM 16 - 5,257,232.146 427,013.881 MT 0.99966546 -0 42 49.1
TY7767
TY7767! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor
TY7767!SPC MI N - 0.99994109 x 1.00011549 = 1.00005658
TY7767!UTM 16 - 0.99994109 x 0.99966546 = 0.99960657
TY7767
TY7767: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az
TY7767:SPC MI N - CENTRAL FIRE TOWER 250 42 24.3
TY7767:UTM 16 - CENTRAL FIRE TOWER 250 43 13.5
TY7767
TY7767|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
TY7767| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
TY7767| dddmmss.s |
TY7767| SG0162 CENTRAL FIRE TOWER APPROX.16.6 KM 2500024.4 |
TY7767|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
TY7767
TY7767 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
TY7767
TY7767 NAD 83(1986)- 47 27 51.96634(N) 087 58 06.38968(W) AD( ) 3
TY7767 NAD 27 - 47 27 52.29900(N) 087 58 06.00400(W) AD( ) 3
TY7767
TY7767.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
TY7767.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
TY7767.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
TY7767
TY7767_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 16TDT2701457232(NAD 83)
TY7767_MARKER: DD = SURVEY DISK
TY7767_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
TY7767_SP_SET: TOP OF SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT
TY7767_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
TY7767+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
TY7767_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
TY7767+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 08, 2005
TY7767
TY7767 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
TY7767 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED MIGS
TY7767 HISTORY - 1977 GOOD NGS
TY7767 HISTORY - 20000904 GOOD MIDT
TY7767 HISTORY - 20031015 POOR GEOCAC
TY7767 HISTORY - 20050808 GOOD GEOCAC
TY7767
TY7767 STATION DESCRIPTION
TY7767
TY7767'DESCRIBED BY MICHIGAN GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CMC)
TY7767'NEAR THE WEST END OF WEST BLUFF ON THE BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE, IN
TY7767'SEC. 27, T. 59 N., R. 29 W., AT THE SCENIC SPOT WHERE A
TY7767'PARKING LOOP IS PROVIDED FOR TOURISTS. IT IS 27.5 FEET NORTH
TY7767'OF THE CENTER AND 17.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE
TY7767'NORTH LEG OF THE LOOPED ROAD, 65 PACES WEST OF THE FORKS AT THE
TY7767'EAST END OF THE LOOP, AND 172 FEET BACK (NORTH) FROM THE
TY7767'BREAK OF THE CLIFF.
TY7767'
TY7767'TO REACH FROM EAGLE HARBOR, DRIVE EAST ON THE COMBINED LAKE
TY7767'SHORE AND BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVES TO THE POINT, EAST OF LAKE
TY7767'BAILEY, WHERE THE TWO DRIVES SEPARATE, DRIVE 5.0 MILES EAST ALONG
TY7767'THE BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE TO THE TOURIST STOP AND PARKING
TY7767'LOOP ON THE SUMMIT OF THE WEST END OF THE BLUFF.
TY7767'
TY7767'TO REACH FROM COPPER HARBOR START AT THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY
TY7767'26, U.S. HIGHWAY 41 AND BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE NEAR COPPER
TY7767'HARBOR, AND DRIVE WEST ON THE BROCKWAY MOUNTAIN DRIVE 4.3 MILES
TY7767'TO THE TOURIST STOP MENTIONED ABOVE.
TY7767'
TY7767'SURFACE MARK IS A STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. AND S.S. BRONZE DISK
TY7767'SET IN CONCRETE AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 1A. REFERENCE MARK IS A
TY7767'STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. AND S.S. BRONZE DISK SET IN CONCRETE
TY7767'IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 3.
TY7767'
TY7767'THE CENTER OF THE CAB AT THE CENTRAL FIRE TOWER IS A CONVENIENT
TY7767'AZIMUTH MARK FOR THIS STATION. TRUE STATION CENTRAL FIRE
TY7767'TOWER IS 01.6 SECONDS TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER OF CAB.
TY7767
TY7767 STATION RECOVERY (1977)
TY7767
TY7767'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (WOM)
TY7767'STATION, REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AND FOUND IN GOOD
TY7767'CONDITION, STATION MARK IS 4 PACES SOUTHEAST OF THE EAST ONE OF
TY7767'THREE LARGE SIGNS, 9 PACES NORTH OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF
TY7767'SURFACED ROAD, 15 PACES NORTH OF A THREE LEG STEEL TOWER, 45
TY7767'PACES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE ENTRANCE TO SKY TOP INN AND ON THE
TY7767'HIGHEST PART OF HILL. REFERENCE MARK IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN
TY7767'A ROCK PROJECTING ABOUT 10 INCHES AND IT IS ABOUT 2 FEET SQUARE
TY7767'ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF HILL.
TY7767'
TY7767'TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 26 AND U.S. HIGHWAY
TY7767'41 IN COPPER HARBOR, GO WESTERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 26 AND BROCKWAY
TY7767'MOUNTAIN DRIVE FOR 4.3 MILES TO THE HIGHEST PART OF MOUNTAIN
TY7767'DRIVE LOOP AND STATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROAD.
TY7767'
TY7767'THIS STATION IS CLEAR TO LAKE AREA AND WOULD MAKE A GOOD ASTRO
TY7767'STATION.
TY7767'
TY7767'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN
TY7767'ABOUT 4-1/2 MILES WEST OF COPPER HARBOR.
TY7767
TY7767 STATION RECOVERY (2000)
TY7767
TY7767'RECOVERY NOTE BY MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2000 (MPR)
TY7767'RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. THE REFERENCE MARK WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR. THE
TY7767'SITE IS NOT ACCESSIBLE IN THE WINTER MONTHS BY MOTOR VEHICLE, ROAD IS
TY7767'NOT SEASONALY MAINTAINED.
TY7767
TY7767 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
TY7767
TY7767'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2003 (MR)
TY7767'THE STATION DISK IS SCARRED UP FROM VEHICLES DRIVING OVER IT ON A
TY7767'ROUTINE BASIS. THE POINT OF REFERENCE IS LEGIBLE, BUT THE STAMPING IS
TY7767'HARD TO READ. THE MONUMENT APPEARS TO BE STABLE.
TY7767'
TY7767'THE REFERENCE MARK IS NE OF THE STATION, ABOUT 25 FT (ESTIMATED) LOWER
TY7767'THAN THE STATION ON HILLSIDE, IN A 2 FT DIAMETER ROCK PROJECTING ABOUT
TY7767'2 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND INSIDE THE BRUSH FROM THE MOWED AREA.
TY7767
TY7767 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
TY7767
TY7767'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2005 (RFC)
TY7767'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
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