QD1226 - USCGS A359, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 01.263 W 121° 41.263
10T E 605174 N 4875047
USCGS Benchmark A359.
Waymark Code: WM5090
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This cap is located along F.S. Rd. 4600 370 about 0.15 miles NE of Cascade Lakes Highway. The cap is set in a large boulder about 20 feet SE of road centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked A359.
NGS PID QD1226 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 30.2 MI S FROM SISTERS. ALONG ELK LAKE ROAD, 10.2 MILES NORTH OF ELK LAKE RANGER STA. 108 FEET NORTH OF CENTURY DRIVE SIGN POST. 12 FEET EAST OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, IN LARGE BOULDER. WITNESS POST SET.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: A359

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Broken Top

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: QD1226

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): 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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