QD1003 - USDA FS 13, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 15.712 W 121° 47.574
10T E 596351 N 4901666
USDA Forest Service Benchmark 13
Waymark Code: WM517Q
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located along Ore Hwy 242, 0.6 miles E of McKenzie Pass. The cap is set on a boulder, about 65 feet northwest of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Forest Service in 1926 and was marked 13.
NGS PID QD1003 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 0.6 MI E FROM MCKENZIE PASS. ABOUT 0.6 MILE EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 28 FROM MCKENZIE PASS, DESCHUTES COUNTY, 44.5 FEET NORTHWEST OF A SIGN LAVA CAMP LAKE, 32.0 FEET NORTHWEST OF MILEPOST 76.95, 65.0 FEET NORTHWEST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROUND BOULDER ABOUT 2.0 FEET ABOVE GROUND, 4.7 FEET WEST OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST. STAMPING 13 26.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: Officially listed as C13 but is just marked 13

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

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Deschutes

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

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: QD1003

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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