T15S R8E S36 [T16S R8-1/2E S1] SC 1/4 COR WC - Deschutes County, OR - Public Land Survey Marks on Waymarking.com

Start from the Scott Pass Trailhead which is generally WSW, by road 13 miles distant from the Sisters Ranger Station. Hike W from the kiosk on the trail for 0.6 miles, then S cross-county for about 1420' to the corner.

Type of survey mark: 2-1/2" brass cap on steel pipe in a collar of stones; rising 2" What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?: There are two U-posts, each with a NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS sign. One bears E, 40" distant, and the other WNW, 30' distant. Also found a charred tree with a scribed blaze bearing SSE, 25' distant on the west bank of Alder Creek. What property is this mark defining?: The true corner, MONUMENT #2 on survey CS14797 filed in the Deschutes County Surveyors Office, bears W, 25.68' distant from the witness corner. The true corner, not set because it falls in a clump of gnarled trees, is on the Third Standard Parallel South and is AP 114 on the Three Sisters Wilderness boundary.

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