MW0960 - NGS 'Q 602 RESET' Vertical Control Mark - Modoc County, CA
N 41° 38.207 W 121° 13.882
10T E 647306 N 4610960
An NGS vertical control mark located off Hwy 139.
Waymark Code: WMVPHH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2017
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I recovered this NGS vertical control mark from 1990 in good condition. A nearby metal witness post aided in a quick recovery because most other datasheet info was difficult to decipher. My more accurate coordinates should place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1990 by CA-029 (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY KERN COUNTY CALIFORNIA 1990 6.1 MILES (9.8 KM) SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 139 FROM STRONGHOLD TO THE INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 114, OLD ALTURAS HIGHWAY, THENCE 15.3 MILES (24.6 KM) SOUTHERLY ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 139, MARK IS 60 FEET (18.3 M) NORTHEASTERLY FROM CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY AND 28 FEET (8.5 M) SOUTHWESTERLY FROM A FENCE, FROM THE MARK A 20-INCH DOUBLE PINE BEARS S 76 DEG E, 252 FEET, A 28-INCH JUNIPER WITH A RAILROAD SPIKE DRIVEN IN BASE ON NORTH SIDE BEARS S 34 DEG E, 91 FET, AND A TELEPHONE POLE NO. 1670 BEARS S 01 DEG W, 559 FEET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Q 602 RESET
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark
County: Modoc County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Rimrock Lake (1993)
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: MW0960
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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