CD7934 - USCGS 'MANZANITA RM 2' Reference Mark - Modoc County, CA
N 41° 16.688 W 120° 48.084
10T E 684132 N 4571964
This NGS reference mark resides at the summit of Manzanita Mountain in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMMV4A
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2014
Views: 1
I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reference mark from 1947 in good condition. It is located at the summit of Manzanita Mountain and nearby a lookout tower. The NGS datasheet and NGS coordinates are adequate for station recovery.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1947 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (SPH) THE STATION IS ON THE SUMMIT OF MANZANITA MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CANBY, 9.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADIN, AND IS ABOUT 325 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE MANZANITA LOOKOUT, SET IN THE CENTER OF A LARGE ROCK OUTCROP. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS 18.200 FEET SOUTH OF THE STATION ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE OUTCROP AREA. THE MARK IS SET FLUSH IN THE TOP OF A 2 BY 5 FOOT BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 4 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND AND IS STAMPED MANZANITA NO 2 1947. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN CANBY, GO SOUTHWEST ON U.S. HIGHWAY 299 FOR 14.0 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT, GO LEFT AS PER SIGN, MANZANITA LOOKOUT STA. 9, AND GO EASTERLY FOR 4.8 MILES TO A FORK AND SECOND SIGN, MANZANITA LOOKOUT 4. KEEP RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE SOUTHEASTERLY FOR 1.4 MILES TO A SECOND FORK, AGAIN KEEP RIGHT FORK AS PER SIGN, SWEAGERT VALLEY 4, AND GO SOUTHEASTERLY FOR 2 MILES TO A THIRD FORK, TAKE LEFT FORK UP STEEP HILL, AS PER SIGN MANZANITA L O 1/2, AND FOLLOW TRACK ROAD 0.5 MILE EASTERLY TO LOOKOUT AND STATION ON LARGE ROCK OUTCROP.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: MANZANITA RM 2
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk
County: Modoc County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): HERMIT BUTTE (1993)
Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: CD7934
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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