TIMBER Azimuth Mark - Modoc County, CA - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

I was able to locate the TIMBER AZ mark as described in the NGS datasheet. It's in great condition and I've even included pics of the blazed tree mentioned in the datasheet.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1948 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 (WRH) THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A LARGE OUTCROPPING ROCK FORMATION THAT IS NEAR THE NORTHEAST END OF THE RIDGE THAT THE TIMBER MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT HOUSE IS ON. IT IS ABOUT 25 MILES AIRLINE NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF CANBY, ABOUT 24 MILES AIRLINE SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF TULE LAKE AND ABOUT 3 MILES AIRLINE EAST OF TIONESTA. THE STATION IS A STANDARD STATION DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 20 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE AND ABOUT 50 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE. IT IS ABOUT 300 YARDS EAST NORTHEAST OF THE LOOKOUT HOUSE AND ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST AND ABOVE THE ROAD LEADING TO THE LOOKOUT. THE DISK IS STAMPED TIMBER 1948. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS A STANDARD REFERENCE DISK THAT IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. IT IS 6 FEET WEST OF A 50 FOOT DROP OFF. THE DISK IS STAMPED TIMBER NO 1 1948. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS A STANDARD REFERENCE DISK THAT IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. IT IS 5 FEET SOUTH OF A ROCKY CLIFF. THE DISK IS STAMPED TIMBER NO 2 1948. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD AZIMUTH MARK DISK THAT IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. IT IS ON THE SOUTH SLOPE OF A SMALL HILL THAT LIES EAST OF THE STATION. IT IS 90 FEET EAST NORTHEAST OF AN 18 INCH PINE TREE THAT HAS A TRIANGULAR BLAZE ON BOTH THE NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE OF ITS TRUNK, AND 14 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A 4 FOOT CAIRN. THE DISK IS STAMPED TIMBER 1948 AND PROJECTS 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE STATION WALK EAST NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 0.3 MILE TO THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE FIRST HILL AND THE MARK AS DESCRIBED. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN CANBY, CALIFORNIA GO WEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 299 FOR 0.6 MILE. TURN RIGHT, NORTHWEST, ON STATE HIGHWAY 139 AND GO 25.2 MILES TO A ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT, WEST, AS PER SIGN TIONESTA 6 AND GO 1.5 MILES TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AS PER SIGN TIMBER MTN. L.O. AND GO 2.0 MILES UP GRADE TO A ROAD LEFT. AT THIS POINT TURN RIGHT, NORTH, AND GO CROSS COUNTRY FOR 0.1 MILE AND THE STATION IS ON THE TOP OF THE LARGE ROCK OUTCROP ON THE RIGHT AS DESCRIBED.

Azimuth Condition: Perfect Your Directions: I parked my vehicle on a dirt road that leads SE and walked up the south side of the hill to AZ Mark location. Attached pictures should help in locating this AZ Mark. Parking Coords: N 41° 37.763 W 121° 17.598 Station Link: [Web Link]

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