Backwoods, boundary waters, blue highways — the Garmin GPS 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The Garmin GPS 60 along with the GPSMAP 60 are packed with several of the features found in the 60 series color units, but sport an affordable, high-resolution, monochrome display for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget.

The rugged, waterproof GPS 60 is the perfect, low-cost, navigator for wherever your spirit of adventure takes you:

Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way — day or night
28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment
Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile download transfer
1 MB of internal memory for storing points of interest from the MapSource® Points of Interest CD

The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes factory pre-loaded with a 1 MB marine point database that includes worldwide cities. Like the other products in the 60 series, this trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. It's reliable and extra-precise as WAAS can make it. The unit also offers a dedicated geocaching mode, indoor/outdoor games, an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times — plus much more.

Features:

Sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale transflective FSTN display (1.5" W x 2.2" H; 2.6" diagonally)(160 x 240 pixels)
1 MB of internal memory for storing map detail
Internal memory is preloaded with worldwide cities
Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
Each day's best hunting and fishing times—along with sunrise/sunset times—on the integrated Outdoor Calendar
Special geocaching navigation mode
Geolocation games, such as Virtual Maze, Nibbons, Gekoâ„¢ Smak, and Memory Race
Fast map transfer, with support for both USB and serial port interfaces; navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port
Dedicated "mark", "page", "enter", "quit", "menu", "find",and "zoom out/in" buttons; four-position rocker pad
2.4" x 6.1" x 1.3" (W x H x D) unit dimensions
Weighs 5.4 ounces (without batteries), 7.5 ounces (with batteries)
WAAS GPS receiver with accuracy to 10 feet in North America; built-in quad-helix antenna for better satellite reception
28 hours of battery life under typical-use conditions (uses two "AA" batteries)
Multi-platform navigation for easy navigation in a car or boat, or on foot
Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)
50 reversible routes, 10,000 track points with tracBack® technology (navigate to any track point on the displayed map), and 500 waypoints with additional graphical icons for location identification
Proximity alerts for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint; built-in alarm clock
Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more

Specifications

Navigation Features

Waypoints/Icons: 500 with name and graphic symbol, 10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity
Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 250 points each, plus MOB and TracBack® modes
Tracks: 10K point automatic track log; 20 saved tracks 500 points each let you retrace your path in both directions
Trip computer: Current speed, average speed, resetable max. speed, trip timer and trip distance
Alarm clock: Anchor drag, approach and arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, shallow water and deep water
Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, sun and moon rise, set, and location
Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum
Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs and other grids, including user grid

GPS Performance

Receiver: WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to computer and update your position

Acquisition times:

Warm: Approx. 15 seconds
Cold: Approx. 45 seconds
AutoLocateâ„¢: Approx 5 minutes
Update rate: 1/second, continuous

GPS accuracy:

Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:

Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady stateDynamics: 6 g’s
Interfaces: USB, RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary Garmin
Antenna: Built-in quadrifilar, with external antenna connection (MCX)
Differential: DGPS, USCG and WAAS capable

Power

Source: 2 AA batteries (not included)
Battery life: Up to 28 hours

Physical

Size: 6.1� H x 2.4� W x 1.3� D (155 x 61 x 33 mm)
Weight: 5.4 ounces (153 g) estimated
Display: 1.5 x 2.2 inches (38 mm x 56 mm), high-resolution, FSTN (160 x 240 pixels)
Case: waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards
Temperature range: 5°F to 158°F (-15°C to 70°C)

Specifications are subject to change without notice.