T15S R10E S33 34 [T16S R10E S4] SC COR - Deschutes County, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Cooke17513
N 44° 13.124 W 121° 32.015
10T E 617136 N 4897213
PLSS standard corner set by USDA-Forest Service, Raymond E. Oman in 1983; National Forest Survey Corner Visitation Card, Index File No. 1375
Waymark Code: WMMVMX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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From T15S R10E S32 33 [T16S R10E S5] SC COR (WAYMARK WMMV48) continue E, keeping to the N of the E-W fence line. Based on field measured GPS UTM grid coordinates, the present standard corner bears N88.9°E from WAYMARK WMMV48, 5303' distant.
Type of survey mark: 2-1/2" brass cap on iron pipe in mound of stones; rising 6"

What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
The corner is just N of the fence line. In addition to one of the original bearing trees still standing, found two ponderosa pines each with a scribed, partly-healed blaze, a yellow BEARING TREE tag, an ATTENTION sign on the backside and a 60d spike with a washer. There is also an orange Carsonite witness post with PROPERTY BOUNDARY and LAND SURVEY MARKER decals.


What property is this mark defining?:
Land to the S is private property, else Deschutes National Forest. The corner is on the Third Standard Parallel South. See also Oregon Corner Restoration Record, Index File No. 0304, filed in the Deschutes County Surveyors Office.


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