1MJ3 - Height Modernization Survey Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Arizona Ranger Team
N 33° 54.063 W 111° 49.465
12S E 423777 N 3751490
PID AJ3735 STATE/COUNTY AZ/MARICOPA USGS QUAD HUMBOLDT MTN (1978)
Waymark Code: WMBFCG
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
Views: 3

This mark is not in the Geocaching.com benchmarks database, but it is in the NGS database.

The rod is the mark. Make sure that your photos include a view of the rod.
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DESCRIBED BY MARICOPA CO DOT 1999 (GH)

THE STATION IS LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA, TOWNSHIP 07 NORTH, RANGE 05 EAST, SECTION 34

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF I-17 AND CAREFREE HWY (SR 74) (EXIT 223) , DRIVE EAST ON THE CAREFREE HWY 10.0 MI (16.1 KM) TO CAVE CREEK ROAD THENCE, TURN LEFT (NORTH) ONTO CAVE CREEK ROAD AND DRIVE NORTHERLY 6.5 MI (10.5 KM) TO PIMA ROAD THENCE, CONTINUE NORTHERLY ON CAVE CREEK ROAD FOR 6.7 MI (10.8 KM) TO THE POINT WHERE THE ASPHALT ENDS AND FOREST SERVICE ROAD 24 BEGINS THENCE, CONTINUE NORTHERLY ON FOREST SERVICE ROAD 24 FOR 2.0 MI (3.2 KM) TO FOREST SERVICE ROAD 285 THENCE, TURN RIGHT (EAST) ONTO FOREST SERVICE ROAD 285 AND DRIVE 0.1 MI (0.2 KM) TO THE TOP OF THE HILL (VEER LEFT AT FORK) AND PARK, HIKE WEST TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO THE STATION AS DESCRIBED

MONUMENT DESCRIPTION - THE STATION IS MARKED BY AN ALUMINUM CAP COMPRESSED ON A 23 FOOT (7.0 M) STAINLESS STEEL ROD DRIVEN TO REFUSAL ENCASED IN A 1 INCH GREASED PVC SLEEVE ENCLOSED IN A 5 INCH PVC PIPE WITH A COUNTY LOGO ACCESS COVER STAMPED 1MJ3 1999, SURROUNDED WITH A CONCRETE COLLAR FLUSH WITH THE GROUND, WITNESSED BY A WHITE CARSONITE MARKER

STATION TIES UNKNOWN DISTANCE FROM WHITE CARSONITE MARKER

FOR A TO REACH MAP, STATION IMAGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT WWW.MCDOT.MARICOPA.GOV SEARCH KEYWORD GDACS
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 1MJ3

Benchmark Agency: Not listed

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Maricopa

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): HUMBOLDT MTN

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: AJ3735

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:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  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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