LT0597 - CDH 'SAID CADH 1968 AZ MK' Azimuth Mark - Lassen County, CA
N 40° 56.057 W 120° 45.348
10T E 688934 N 4533886
This NGS azimuth mark is located just off Highway 139.
Waymark Code: WMVVCY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2017
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I recovered this California Division of Highways azimuth disk from 1968 in good condition. The NGS datasheet description refers to the SAID benchmark series for station recovery. The nearby metal witness sign made for easier recovery. The NGS posted coordinates are adequate for station recovery.
NGS datasheet from the SAID series of marks from 1968 to locate this azimuth mark:
AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED USC AND GS SAID AZIM. MARK 1968 AND SET IN AN 8-INCH CONCRETE MONUMENT AND MARKED BY A METAL POST AND SURVEY MONUMENT SIGN. TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK GO NORTH ON HIGHWAY 139 TO POST MILE 45.1. MARK IS 43 FEET EAST AND 8 FEET ABOVE CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY.