T17S R9E S15 22 1/4 COR - Deschutes County, OR
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Cooke17513
N 44° 05.723 W 121° 38.210
10T E 609115 N 4883370
PLSS quarter corner set by USDA-Forest Service, William B. Ham in 2004
Waymark Code: WMMNR1
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
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From the intersection with FR4600-370 near Three Creek Lake, south of Sisters, travel generally S on FR16 for 1.4 mile to the end and a turnaround at Three Creek Lake Campground. Begin by hiking generally west on the Three Creek Lake Trail, then continue cross-country in the same direction.
Type of survey mark: 2" aluminum cap on rebar in a collar of stones; flush with the ground.
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
The quarter corner is uphill, 1300' W from the turnaround. Found a lodgepole pine and a mountain hemlock each with a yellow BEARING TREE tag and a LAND SURVEY MONUMENT sign on the reverse side. Also found a rock outcrop with chiseled marks identifying it as a bearing object. Found an additional accessory, WAYMARK WMMNQJ, a 3-1/4" aluminum cap on rebar, stamped GPS 81 PLS 2396 2003, which bears SE, about 9' distant from the corner.
What property is this mark defining?:
Deschutes National Forest: the corner is described as MONUMENT #4 in survey CS17230, filed in the Deschutes County Surveyors Office.
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