T16S R8-1/2E S13 24 R9E S18 19 COR - Deschutes County, OR - Public Land Survey Marks on Waymarking.com

Start from the Pole Creek Trailhead which is generally SW, 12.2 miles by road from the Sisters Ranger Station. Hike generally SW on the Pole Creek Trail #4072 for 0.5 miles until the trail turns sharply E. Continue cross-country, SW for about 230' to the corner.

Type of survey mark: 3-1/4" aluminum cap on aluminum pipe in a mound of stones; rising 7" What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?: There are two U-posts. LAND SURVEY MONUMENT and NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS signs are mounted on one which bears E, 60" distant. A NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS sign is mounted on the other which bears N, 57" distant. There are three reference monuments, 2" aluminum caps on 5/8" rebar, bearing ENE, SSE and SSW, all about 10' distant. In addition there is a bearing object, a 58x28x12" bedded rock with a magnetic nail and washer stamped PLS 2396 and a chiseled X BO, which bears WNW, about 35' distant. All accessories are marked with LAND SURVEY MONUMENT signs mounted on U-posts. Based on field measured GPS UTM grid coordinates, the present section corner bears S0.7°E from T16S R8-1/2E S13 R9E S18 1/4 COR, 2638' distant. What property is this mark defining?: This section corner is also AP 118 on the Three Sisters Wilderness boundary

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