Benchmark: Yosemite's Happy Isles' Split Rock
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 50sumtin
N 37° 43.046 W 119° 33.501
11S E 274505 N 4177545
Elevation benchmark at Yosemite's Happy Isles
Waymark Code: WMC5V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 69

At Yosemite National Park, go to the Happy Isles. Cross the stone bridge and head along the main hiking trail head that will take you to the Vernal and Nevada Falls, Half Dome, etc. At the bridge that was removed following the Great Flood, look for the giant split "rock". The benchmark is on the side of the facing the river.

(If you look to the left of the benchmark, you'll see a High Water mark on the rock from the Great Flood.)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Hard to read

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Yosemite National Park

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): Elevation

County: Marisposa

Special category (optional): Not listed

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

NGS PID: 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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