Pick your location too if you can safely travel to a nearby clearing, high spot, stream etc.

Hasty teams are often sent first to the areas of attraction
such as a lake or stream or significant feature.

Climbing a tree to get your bearings or to signal may work
but carries hazards.

A crosscountry runner's body was
found in Northern Idaho, months after an extensive search,
beneath a tree with a broken leg. It was surmised he tried to
climb the tree to get his location and fell.

A skeleton was found in a tree near South Sister in Oregon
when a hiker found an old rusty gun at the base of a tree
and looked up.