QD1055 - USCGS J359, Oregon
Posted by: Volcanoguy
N 44° 05.210 W 121° 35.887
10T E 612230 N 4882472
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark J359.
Waymark Code: WM5N6R
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2009
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This benchmark is located along Rd. 370, about 10.2 miles north of the Cascade Lakes Highway. The cap is set in a boulder about 15 feet northwest of the road centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked J359. Boulder appears to have be scrapped by a piece of heavy equipment and the J is unreadable but 359 is clearly visible.
NGS PID QD1055 - (
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942. 20.0 MILES SOUTH OF SISTERS PO ALONG THE ELK LAKE ROAD, 10.2 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTURY DRIVE JUNCTION, 25 FEET SOUTHWEST OF A WOODEN ROAD DRAIN AND 16 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, IN A BOULDER. WITNESS POST SET.