QD1051 - USCGS M359, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 06.788 W 121° 36.871
10T E 610868 N 4885371
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark M359.
Waymark Code: WM5N7E
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This elevation mark is located along Rd. 370, about 13.2 miles north of the Cascade Lakes Highway. The cap is set in a boulder about 20 feet northeast of the road centerline (original description below is in error). The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked M359.
NGS PID QD1051 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942. 17.0 MILES SOUTH OF SISTERS P.O. ALONG ELK LAKE ROAD, 22 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD, SET IN LAVA OUTCROP. WITNESS POST SET.

Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: M359

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

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

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Tumalo Falls

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: QD1051

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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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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