MW0675 - USCGS 'E 509' BM - Siskiyou County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 41° 53.868 W 121° 44.028
10T E 605032 N 4639204
This NGS benchamrk borders the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge along Dorris Brownell Rd in Siskiyou County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMNVMT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1954 in good condition. This disk is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 4092'. The NGS datasheet info is adequate for station recovery with the exception that the wood building and mine entrance mentioned in the datasheet are no longer there. My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

NGS datasheet info:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 12.8 MI SE FROM DORRIS. 9.7 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG A GRADED ROAD FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD STATION AT DORRIS, THENCE 3.1 MILES EAST ALONG A GRADED ROAD, 0.2 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE ENTRANCE TO A MINE AND A SMALL WOOD BUILDING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD, ON THE INSIDE OF A SLIGHT CURVE, AT THE NORTHEAST BASE OF A ROCKY POINT, IN THE TOP OF A 4- BY 2-FOOT OUTCROP PROJECTING 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND, 23 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 5.2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A FENCE, 1.0 FOOT SOUTH OF THE NORTH EDGE OF THE OUTCROP, AND ABOUT 3 FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: E 509

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Siskiyou County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): LOWER KLAMATH LAKE (1993)

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: MW0675

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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