Kates Mountain, WV

Site Data

Address: Kates Mountain Rd., Greenbrier State Forest, Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Latitude: N37-44-48 (37.7467)

Longitude: W80-19-20 (-80.3222)

Elevation: 3124 ft. (952 M)

Description

History

Kates Mountain linked the secret congessional relocation facility at the nearby Greenbrier resort hotel to the AT&T Long Lines microwave network. An underground cable connected the two sites.

Present Function

Microwave Path Map

Under construction

Image Gallery

Photographed June 25, 2000. Select images to view larger version.

Main building

Auxiliary building
(purpose unknown)

Auxiliary building, close-up

Top of tower, showing
two pairs of high-performance
parabolic antennas

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Updated on December 9, 2000 at 21:04 by Albert LaFrance