MX1333 - CADT 'B 495 RESET' Vertical Control Mark - Siskiyou County, CA
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N 41° 31.452 W 122° 17.125
10T E 559619 N 4597197
An NGS mark located along Hwy 97 in Siskiyou County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMRCFK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Recovered this CADT vertical control mark from 1980 in good condition. The NGS datasheet is adequate for station recovery. My more accurate coordinates should place you very close to this mark.

From the NGS datasheet:

01/01/1982 by CADT (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY CALTRANS 1982 9.5 MILES (15.3 KM) NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 97 FROM THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 97 AND 265 IN WEED, AT A SUPERSPAN ARCH CULVERT AT WHITNEY CREEK, IN THE TOP OF THE NORTHEAST END OF THE NORTHWEST CONCRETE END WALL, 40 FEET (12.2 M) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND ABOUT 4 FEET (1.2 M) LOWER THAN THE HIGHWAY.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: B 495 RESET

Benchmark Agency: California Department of Transportation (CA)

Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark

County: Siskiyou County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): JUNIPER FLAT (1984)

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: MX1333

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

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  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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