Benchmark AA1864
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fresgo
N 37° 02.314 W 121° 18.667
10S E 650199 N 4100484
Just off of State Route 152 West of San Luis Reservoir
Waymark Code: WM4BBY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 9

This one is near a geocache hide that we have passing for two years on tips to the bay!
THE STATION IS A 2.5 INCH SANTA CLARA COUNTY SURVEYOR ALUMINUM DISK INSIDE A 6 INCH ALUMINUM ACCESS COVER FLUSH WITH THE GROUND, ABOUT 300 FT (91.4 M) SOUTHEAST OF A STEEL WATER TANK, ABOUT 100 FT (30.5 M) SOUTHWEST OF A DEEP GULLY, 53.5 FT (16.3 M) NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE DIRT/GRAVEL ROAD, 2.6 FT (0.8 M) SOUTHEAST OF A BARBED WIRE FENCE, 2.6 FT (0.8 M) SOUTHEAST OF A FIBERGLASS WITNESS POST, AND ABOUT 6 FT (1.8 M) HIGHER THAN THE ROAD. THE DISK IS 0.25 FT (0.08 M) BELOW THE ACCESS COVER AND THE ROD IS DRIVEN TO REFUSAL AT A DEPTH OF 5.6 FT (1.7 M)
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: AA1864

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): SANTA CLARA COUNTY SURVEYOR

Monumentation type: Survey Mark

County: Santa Clara County California

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): PACHECO PEAK (1978)

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: AA1864

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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