T15S R8E S35 36 [T16S R8-1/2E S2] SC COR - Deschutes County, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Cooke17513
N 44° 13.122 W 121° 44.119
10T E 601021 N 4896941
PLSS standard corner set by USDA-Forest Service, William B. Ham in 2001; MONUMENT #4 on survey CS14797 filed in the Deschutes County Surveyors Office
Waymark Code: WMPGQN
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 1

Start from the Scott Pass Trailhead which is generally WSW, by road 13 miles distant from the Sisters Ranger Station. Hike W from the kiosk on the trail for 0.6 miles, then S cross-county for about 1420' to WAYMARK WMPGQA, and finally 2630' W to the present corner.
Type of survey mark: 2-1/2" aluminum cap on aluminum pipe in collar of stones; flush with ground

What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
There is a LAND SURVEY MONUMENT sign mounted on a U-post which bears N, 31" distant. Found four burned snags with scribed blazes, yellow BEARING TREE tags and blank yellow rectangular signs on the backsides. There is a washer nailed in the blaze on each tree. On another tree, found a LOCATION POSTER.


What property is this mark defining?:
Deschutes National Forest; the corner is on the Third Standard Parallel South


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