HS4907: BELLUSH AZ MK CADH 1972 - Santa Clara County, California - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The most recent documented history from 1/12/1990 reads:

01/12/1990 by NGS (GOOD)

RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1990 NO APPARENT LAND MOVEMENT AT THIS SITE. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 20 KM (12.4 MI) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SANTA CRUZ, JUST NORTH OF THE SANTA CRUZ-SANTA CLARA COUNTY LINE, 1.5 KM (0.9 MI) NORTHWEST OF THE LOMA PRIETA SCHOOL, IN A GRASS STRIP BETWEEN A PAVED ROAD AND A SMALL FENCED PASTURE, IN SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION 22, T 9 S, R1 W. OWNERSHIP--STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 1 AND 17 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SANTA CRUZ, GO NORTH ON HIGHWAY 17 FOR 20.22 KM (12.56 MI) TO THE SUMMIT ROAD OVERPASS AT PATCHEN PASS (COUNTY LINE). TURN RIGHT, EASTERLY, ON SUMMIT ROAD FOR 1.84 KM (1.14 MI) TO A PAVED CROSSROAD. CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ON SUMMIT ROAD FOR 1.11 KM (0.69 MI) TO A PAVED ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT, NORTHEAST, ON CHASEWOOD DRIVE FOR 0.19 KM (0.12 MI) TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT JUST BEFORE REACHING A SLIGHT RISE. MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 30-CM ROUND CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 5 CM ON SLOPE OF SHALLOW BANK. IT IS 3.8 M (12.5 FT) WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE ROAD CENTER, 0.5 M (1.6 FT) HIGHER THAN THE ROAD, 16.6 M (54.5 FT) SOUTHWEST OF A SPEED BUMP AT TOP OF RISE, 2.8 M (9.2 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A FENCE CORNER, AND 0.4 M (1.3 FT) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A BOARD FENCE. NOTE--GPS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO STRADDLE BANK TO KEEP ROAD CLEAR. THIS STATION IS ABOUT 85 PERCENT CLEAR FOR GPS.

Here's a link to the Original Datasheet.

From California Highway 17, take the Summit Road exit and head east. Go about 2 miles and turn left onto Chasewood Drive. Benchmark station will be on the left side of the road. It's near a tree in front of a white house.

A fence corner described in a 1972 and 1990 recovery is no longer present. The station marker lies at the edge of an oak shade tree in front of a residence, not far from the edge of the road. The road is about 1 1/2 lanes wide, but I was able to park just off the road, a few dozen yards from the marker.

As noted also by WhistlingWind in 2003, a neighbor's goat across the street seemed to watch my visit and followed me (inside his fence) to my car parked along side the road! :-)

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.