MX0182 - USC&GS 'Z 494' BM - Siskiyou County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 41° 29.946 W 122° 19.726
10T E 556023 N 4594381
A NGS benchmark located just off old Hwy 97 in Siskiyou County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMRCPR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

Recovered in good condition as described in the NGS datasheet. There is a metal fence that blocks access to this station. You can access a green metal gate about 300 feet south of this station. The original wooden witness post still stands near this BM for easier recovery. This BM is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 3562'. My more accurate coordinates should place you very close to this station.

Per the NGS datasheet:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 6.1 MI NE FROM WEED. 0.2 MILE WEST ALONG ALAMO STREET FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD STATION AT WEED, THENCE 5.9 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 97, ON THE SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF A ROCKY HILL, IN THE TOP OF A LARGE BOULDER PROJECTING 2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 129.4 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 2.2 FEET NORTH OF A WITNESS POST, 0.7 WEST OF THE WEST EDGE OF A CAIRN, AND ABOUT 20 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY.

01/01/1988 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Z 494

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): HOTLUM (1986)

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: MX0182

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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. Benchmarks
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet.