USCGS Azimuth Mark WHITE 1948 - California - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey azimuth mark in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Standard USCGS azimuth mark disk set in large boulder 50 feet south of highway centerline at Kings Creek. Cap is stamped WHITE and was set in 1948.
NGS PID LT0685 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 (WRH) STATION IS LOCATED IN THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK ABOUT 12.0 MILES AIRLINE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VIOLA, 2.5 MILES AIRLINE SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT LASSEN, AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 89. STATION IS REACHED AS FOLLOWS--FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN VIOLA GO NORTHEAST FOR 6.5 MILES TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 89. KEEP RIGHT ON STATE HIGHWAY 89 AND GO 0.5 MILE TO GATE, AND GUARD STATION, AT THE WEST ENTRANCE OF LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK. PASS THROUGH GATE AND CONTINUE 16.6 MILES TO WHERE STATE HIGHWAY 89 CROSSES KING CREEK. CONTINUE 1.5 MILE TO THE EAST SIDE OF A SHARP HAIRPIN CURVE. THENCE TURN LEFT (W) OFF HIGHWAY AND GO ABOUT 0.1 MILE TO STATION ABOUT 100 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH BANK OF HIGHWAY. STATION, STAMPED WHITE 1948 IS A STANDARD USC AND GS BRONZE DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 1 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS WEST OF A TREE WITH A TRIANGLE BLAZE, AND ABOUT 100 FT. NORTH OF THE NORTH BANK OF STATE HIGHWAY 89. R.M. 1, STAMPED WHITE NO 1 1948 IS A STANDARD USC AND GS BRONZE DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 1 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS ABOUT 10 FT. SOUTH OF TREE WITH TRIANGLE BLAZE AND ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. R.M. 2, STAMPED WHITE NO 2 1948 IS A STANDARD USC AND GS BRONZE DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 6 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. AZIMUTH MARK, STAMPED WHITE 1948 IS A STANDARD USC AND GS BRONZE DISK CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 2.5 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 50 FT. SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE HWY. 89, 75 FT. SOUTHEAST OF SIGN KINGS CREEK, AT POINT WHERE HIGHWAY CROSSES KING CREEK. TO REACH FROM STATION TAKE STATE HIGHWAY 89, IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, FOR 1.5 MILES TO MARK ON RIGHT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

Azimuth Condition: Good Your Directions: Set in large boulder 50 feet south of highway centerline at Kings Creek. Station Link: [Web Link] Parking Coords: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/16/2013 Volcanoguy visited it