QD1708 - USCGS FIRST 1945 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Triangulation station set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1945. The triangulation station is located off F.S. Rd. 4601 about 0.6 miles west of the junction of F.S. Rd. 4601300. The station is located about 500 feet north of the road on a high point of a rock ridge.
NGS PID QD1708 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1945 (CAG) STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES WEST AND SOUTH OF BEND ON A NARROW EAST-WEST RIDGE. IT IS 570 FEET NORTHEAST AND 83 FEET HIGHER THAN A POINT ON A GRAVELED ROAD WHERE A TRAIL ROAD CROSSES IT DIAGONALLY, 40 FEET WEST OF A BROKEN TOP TREE AND 65 FEET WEST OF A LEANING, DEAD PINE TREE. IT IS STAMPED FIRST 1945. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS SOUTHEAST OF THE STATION. IT IS STAMPED FIRST NO 1 1945 AND IS LEVEL WITH THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS SOUTH OF THE STATION. IT IS STAMPED FIRST NO 2 1945 AND IS ABOUT 2 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS SOUTHEAST OF THE STATION, 50 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF A GRAVELED ROAD, 50 YARDS NORTH OF THE CREST OF AN EAST-WEST RIDGE AND 1 FOOT NORTH OF A TRIANGULAR BLAZED 18-INCH PINE TREE. IT IS STAMPED FIRST 1945 AND PROJECTS 2 FEET. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BEND, GO FIRST NORTH THEN WESTERLY ON RIVERSIDE AVENUE FOR 0.35 MILE TO A CROSS STREET. THEN RIGHT FOR 0.45 MILE TO A CROSS STREET. CONTINUE AHEAD ON A GRAVEL ROAD FOR 0.35 MILE TO A FORKS. THEN RIGHT FORK FOR 6.55 MILES TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.5 MILE TO THE STATION ON THE RIGHT. 10 MINUTE PACK.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: FIRST Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk County: Deschutes USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): FIRST 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: QD1708 Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   10/31/2015 Volcanoguy visited it