MW0293 - USC&GS 'H 505' BM - Modoc County, CA
N 41° 26.223 W 121° 12.151
10T E 650171 N 4588834
An NGS benchmark located just off Sand Flat Rd.
Waymark Code: WMVPK1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2017
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*NOTE* This benchmark is located on private property owned by a regional lumber company which has posted white placards on trees along this road authorizing public access. Also watch out for logging trucks which may frequent some of these roads. Be respectful of the land! A 4x4 vehicle with high clearance is required for certain sections of un-maintained roadways. Travel ONLY recommended during late spring and summer months due to muddy sections of roads during wet weather months.
I recovered this U.S. & Geodetic Survey benchmark from 1954 in good condition. This disk is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 4552'. The NGS datasheet description is adequate for station recovery. My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.
NGS datasheet info:
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 12.1 MI SW FROM HACKAMORE. 2.2 MILES SOUTH ALONG A GRADED ROAD FROM THE WATER TOWER AT HACKAMORE, THENCE 1.6 MILES WEST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 139, THENCE 6.2 MILES SOUTH ALONG LOOKOUT ROAD, THENCE 2.1 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG A GRADED ROAD, ABOUT 145 YARDS WEST OF THE JUNCTION OF A ROAD LEADING NORTH, IN THE TOP OF THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A 4- BY 4-FOOT BOULDER PROJECTING 2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 40 1/2 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 12 FEET NORTHWEST OF A 20-INCH PINE TREE, AND ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE ROAD.