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Monument Hill (Washington)

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Monument Hill
Highest point
Elevation879.7 m (2,886 ft) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence292 ft (89 m)[2]
Geography
LocationGrant County, Washington, U.S.
Parent rangeBeezley Hills
Topo mapUSGS Monument Hill

Monument Hill in the Beezley Hills is the second highest[3][4] summit in Grant County, Washington at 2,882 feet (878 m) or 2,886 feet (879.7 m).[1][5] Monument Hill Road runs nearly to the summit, and another road runs a few hundred meters to the antenna farm at the summit itself.[5]

The antenna farm at the summit includes the KWWW-FM transmitter[6] and KZML transmitter.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Monument Hill "Baird"". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-10-06. Cite error: The named reference "ngs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Monument Hill, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  3. ^ John Roper (April 5, 1994), Grant County high point report
  4. ^ John Kirk, "Grant County WA Peaks List", Lists of John Lists of Peaks, Colorado
  5. ^ a b Monument Hill quadrangle, United States Geological Survey — note, NGVD 29 elevation
  6. ^ Graphical locator, Montana State University Environmental Statistics Group

Further reading