[pct-l] Re: Monument 78 Question

[aandg at telusplanet.net (Alistair & Gail Des Moulins)]

I've got some 1:50000 and 1:250,000 scale maps of some of the areas north of
the border and can confirm the following:
Monument 1 is South of Vancouver, BC on the west side of the peninsula west
of Boundary Bay overlooking the Strait of Georgia. Heading east the
monuments seem to be about a mile apart until monument 40. East of #40 there
is more mountainous terrain and the monuments are not placed at regular
intervals. For instance Monument 77 is about 2.5 miles west of monument 78
and monument 79 is about 2 miles east of #78. Monuments 85 and 86 are only
about 0.3 miles apart.
Monuments seemed to be usually placed on mountain ridges or in valley
bottoms.
The monument on the west side of Wateron Lake is #276.

Alistair

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> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:18:35 -0800
> From: "Ken Powers" <kdpo@gottawalk.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Monument 78 Question
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> My understanding is the same as yours - 78 miles from the Pacific.
>
> Yes there is a monument at Waterton Lakes at the border crossing. Here are
a
> couple of pics: http://www.gottawalk.com/cdt/continental_divide_trail.htm
.
> I dont remember anyone every calling it monument xx though.
>
> Ken
> www.GottaWalk.com
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> From: "Chuckie V" <rubberchuckie@yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:58 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Monument 78 Question
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>
> > Can anyone tell me what Monument 78 signifies, other than the end (or
> start) (or halfway point, if you're Scott Williamson) of the PCT? I'm
> assuming there's a Monument 77, and so on, but all I can find is brief
> mention of Monument 72 in Karen Berger's 'Along the Pacific Crest Trail'
on
> the second to last page.
> >
> > It's my understanding (and commonly stated through the hiker grapevine
on
> the trail) that it's 78 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, though this
> could very well be inaccurate. I've always wanted to hike the tree-less
> swath westward (or eastward) to find out! Does this mean the CDT passes
near
> such a monument?
> >
> > Welcome back Yogi!
> >
> > -Chuckie V
> >
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