Monument Hill (Washington)

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Monument Hill
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Monument Hill
Highest point
Elevation 879.7 m (2,886 ft)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 292 ft (89 m) [2]
Coordinates 47°19′13″N119°48′04″W / 47.32028°N 119.80111°W / 47.32028; -119.80111 Coordinates: 47°19′13″N119°48′04″W / 47.32028°N 119.80111°W / 47.32028; -119.80111 [1]
Geography
Location Grant County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range Beezley Hills
Topo map USGS 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]

Beezley Hills

The Beezley Hills are a range of hills, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Quincy in Grant County, Washington with a maximum elevation of 2,882 feet (878 m) or 2,886 feet (879.7 m).

Grant County, Washington County in the United States

Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,120. The county seat is Ephrata, and the largest city is Moses Lake. The county was formed out of Douglas County in February 1909 and is named for U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.

Antenna farm

Antenna farm or satellite dish farm or just dish farm are terms used to describe an area dedicated to television or radio telecommunications transmitting or receiving antenna equipment, such as C, Ku or Ka band satellite dish antennas, UHF/VHF/AM/FM transmitter towers or mobile cell towers. The history of the term "antenna farm" is uncertain, but it dates to at least the 1950s.

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

KWWW-FM

KWWW-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 Mainstream music format. The station went on the air in 1985, built by Jim Corcoran, who owned KWWW-AM in Wenatchee. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station is currently owned by CCR-Wenatchee IV, LLC.

KZML is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Quincy, Washington, United States, the station serves the Wenatchee area. The station is currently owned by Amador and Rosalie Bustos, through licensee Bustos Media Holdings, LLC.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monument Hill "Baird"". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey . Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  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. 1 2 Monument Hill quadrangle, United States Geological Survey — note, NGVD 29 elevation
  6. Graphical locator, Montana State University Environmental Statistics Group

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