QD1000 - USDA FS 15, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 15.059 W 121° 49.653
10T E 593603 N 4900417
USDA Forest Service Benchmark 15
Waymark Code: WM4QY4
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located along Ore Hwy 242 about 1.5 miles SW of McKenzie Pass. The benchmark is set in a lava outcrop at small parking space, about 23 feet southeast of highway centerline. The benchmark was set by the U.S.D.A. Forest Service in 1926 and was stamped 15. Although the description says it is stamped C15 it is actually just stamped 15.
NGS PID QD1000 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 1.5 MI SW FROM MCKENZIE PASS. ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 28 FROM MCKENZIE PASS, DESCHUTES COUNTY, SET IN THE TOP OF A LAVA ROCK OUTCROP AT A SMALL PARKING SPACE, 23.0 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 2.0 FEET NORTHEAST OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST. STAMPING C 15 26.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Official designation is C15 but is stamped 15

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Lane

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Mt. Washington

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: QD1000

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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