QD1011 - USDA FS C8, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 44° 18.214 W 121° 43.919
10T E 601142 N 4906372
USDA Forest Service mark C8
Waymark Code: WM5513
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
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This benchmark is located along Ore Hwy 242, 5.2 miles NE of McKenzie Pass. The cap is set in a lava block, about 15 feet north of highway centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Forest Service in 1926 and was marked C8.
NGS PID QD1011 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1943. ABOUT 5.2 MILES EAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 28 FROM MCKENZIE PASS, DESCHUTES COUNTY, SET IN THE TOP OF A ROCK AT THE NORTHWEST END OF VERY SMALL HIGHWAY CUT, 163 FEET WEST OF A CURVE SIGN, 15.0 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 2.3 FEET NORTH OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST. STAMPING C 8 26.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: C8

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Black Crater

Special category (optional): Not listed

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: QD1011

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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