ORGAN _PIPEAZ2007 CORS ARP P001
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MIG2
N 31° 56.962 W 112° 48.101
12R E 329714 N 3536240
I found this CORS in the NGS Register, so sought it out when I visited the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Waymark Code: WMGATW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 8

When I asked the Rangers at the Monument Visitor Center, the expert said he thought that the CORS had been removed. So it was up to me to find it. According to my GPS, it's about 0.3 miles directly South of the Visitor Center. I found a parking area, East of the road to the major campground, just North of the Latitude of the CORS and parked there; proceeding on foot past the locked gate (which prevents only vehicles from proceeding)to the station. I later learned (when I reported to the rangers that the station exists and is operating normally) that there's a trail that runs from the Visitor Center to the campground that goes right by the station. That's the way I would recommend any searchers to access the station, just go from the Visitor Center on the sidewalk to the South, and cross the street at the crosswalk; follow the path about 1/3 mile to the station (it's the easiest way to get to it).

There are actually three NGS PID's for this CORS:
DL7707 ORGAN_PIPEAZ2007 CORS ARP
DL7708 ORGAN_PIPEAZ2007 CORS L1 PHASE CENTER
DL7709 ORGAN_PIPEAZ2007 GRP
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): NOAA

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

Monumentation type (if other): CORS GPS station

County: Pima County, AZ

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): LUKEVILLE

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: DL7707; DL7708; DL7709

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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