DH6553 - CADT '161 SIS 1.14' Metal Cap - Siskiyou County, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 00.053 W 121° 52.236
10T E 593533 N 4650490
This metal cap is located just north of State Line Rd in Siskiyou County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMN54V
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

I recovered this California Department of Transportation metal cap from 2004 in good condition. This cap does not exist in the Geocaching.com database.

HISTORY - 20040806 MONUMENTED CADT

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY CALTRANS 2004 (JRL)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO HIGHWAY 161 IN SISKIYOU COUNTY AT
POSTMILE 1.14 ABOUT 5 KM NORTHEAST OF DORRIS, 33 KM WEST NORTHWEST OF
TULELAKE, AND 26 KM SOUTHWEST OF KLAMATH FALLS OREGON. TO REACH THE
STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 97 AND 161 NORTH OF DORRIS
'GO EAST ON HIGHWAY 161 1.83KM TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT. THE
STATION IS A SURVEY DISK ENCASED IN PVC PIPE WITH ACCESS COVER SET IN
CONCRETE FLUSH WITH THE GROUND 0.7 M SOUTH OF AN ORANGE CARSONITE
WITNESS POST, 1.1 M EAST OF A WHITE CARSONITE POST WITH AMBER
RELFECTOR, 0.6 M SOUTH OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY FENCE, 30 M NORTH OF
THE YELLOW STRIPE OF HIGHWAY 161, 41 M EAST OF A DEADMAN POLE, AND 47
M WEST OF A FENCE CORNER.

THIS STATION WAS OCCUPIED AS A PART OF THE CALTRANS NORTH REGION
HEIGHT MODERNIZATION PROJECT.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: 161 SIS 1.14

Benchmark Agency: California Department of Transportation (CA)

Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)

County: Siskiyou County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Worden (1986)

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

NGS PID: DH6553

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (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.
Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest U.S. Benchmarks
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
There are no logs for this waymark yet.