LT0606 - CDH 'EWE CADH 1968 AZ MK' Azimuth Mark - Lassen County, CA
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N 40° 51.341 W 120° 45.604
10T E 688799 N 4525151
This NGS azimuth mark is located west of Highway 13 in Lassen County.
Waymark Code: WMVVDA
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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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 EWE 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 EWE series of marks from 1968 to locate this azimuth mark:

THE AZIMUTH MARK IS STANDARD DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS DISK STAMPED USC AND GS EWE AZIM. MARK 1968 AND SET IN A 2-FOOT BY 4-FOOT ROCK OUTCROP 6 INCHES ABOVE GROUND AND MARKED WITH A METAL POST AND SURVEY MONUMENT SIGN. TO REACH AZIMUTH MARK CONTINUE ON HIGHWAY 139 TO POST MILE 39.51. MARK IS 132 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY, 82 FEET WEST OF R/W FENCE, 34 FEET NORTH OF DOUBLE 8-INCH JUNIPER TREE AND 87.5 FEET WEST OF TELEPHONE POLE.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: EWE CADH 1968 AZ MK

Benchmark Agency: California Division of Highways (CA)

Monumentation type: AZIMUTH MARK Disk

County: Lassen County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Sheepshead (1995)

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: LT0606

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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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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