QD0372 - USGS Q3, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 18.142 W 120° 52.399
10T E 669637 N 4907656
USGS Benchmark Q3.
Waymark Code: WM4ZQE
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
Views: 6

This benchmark is located along the old abandoned Bend-Prineville Road above the Ochoco Wayside Viewpoint. Park at the viewpoint and walk back to the old road and up the road to the top of the grade. Benchmark is in top of large boulder near north edge of old road. Only about a quarter of the cap remains and only the 635 of the original markings remains. Based on original description the boulder may not be in its original location.
NGS PID QD0372 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 1.9 MI W FROM PRINEVILLE. ABOUT 1.9 MILES WEST ALONG THE ABANDONED BEND ROAD FROM PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A RIDGE FROM THE PRESENT OCHOCO HIGHWAY, 0.4 MILE NORTHWEST AND 0.7 MILE NORTHEAST ALONG A ROAD TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST FROM THE OCHOCO HIGHWAY AT A POINT 3.4 MILES FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AT PRINEVILLE, 0.1 MILE WEST OF AN OLD QUARRY, 60 FEET EAST OF THE BEGINNING OF THE CUT FOR THE DESCENT TO PRINEVILLE, AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE ROAD AND MARKED BY A SMALL ROCK CAIRN. A USGS STANDARD DISK STAMPED 3229.635 B B Q 3 1908. NOTE-- U.S. HIGHWAY 28 ALL THE WAY UP THE HILL TO THE RIM OF THE VALLEY. AT THIS POINT (DRIVE TO OLD AIRPORT GOES SOUTH FROM HIGHWAY HERE) LEAVE PAVED HIGHWAY AND FOLLOW DIRT ROAD LEADING NORTH 0.5 MILES TO THE CROSSING OF OLD EAST-WEST ROAD, THENCE, FOLLOW OLD ROAD EAST 0.55 MILE TO THE BM. THIS ROUTE IS LONGER THAN OLD SUGESTED ROUTE BUT IS MORE LEVEL.
Condition: Mark found in poor condition

Designation: Q3

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Crook

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Prineville

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: QD0372

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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