AHK6 Survey Mark - Desert Road, North Island, New Zealand
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S 39° 25.611 E 175° 41.619
60H E 387561 N 5635039
A beacon with panoramic views of snow capped Mt Ruapehu plus Mt Ngauruhoe and the Kaimanawa Ranges.
Waymark Code: WMARRA
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 02/19/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fathrtime
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AHK6: Mark details
MARK IDENTIFICATION
Code: AHK6
Name: M 44
Alternatives: WAIOURU

Country: New Zealand
Land District: Wellington
Topo50 sheet: BJ35
NZTM: 5632413
1831214
NZGD 2000 COORDINATES
Latitude: 39° 25' 36.55404" S
Longitude: 175° 41' 10.26324" E
Ellipsoidal height (m): 912.623

Order: 2
Authorised: 28-Jul-1999
Reference:

Circuit Northing (m) Easting (m) Scale Factor Convergence
Tuhirangi Circuit 2000 809 480.654 403 976.626 1.0000002 +0° 01' 45"
Wanganui Circuit 2000 890 485.657 417 059.588 1.0000036 +0° 07' 32"
ORTHOMETRIC HEIGHTS
Height datum Height (m) Order Calculation Date Reference Historical values
Moturiki Vertical Datum 1953 890.7861 1V 31-Dec-1978 Lev 2/144
MARK DETAILS
Last maintained: 6-May-2004
Mark status: Reliably Placed/Found
Description: 25 mm stainless steel pin set in concrete block 0.6 x 0.6 m, 0.05 m above ground level. No known buried mark.
Beacon type:
Protection type: 2m Beacon
State/Territory: North Island NZ

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