QD1243 - USCGS F359, Oregon
Posted by: Volcanoguy
N 44° 03.452 W 121° 38.156
10T E 609257 N 4879167
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Benchmark F359.
Waymark Code: WM5N61
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2009
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This elevation mark is located along Rd. 370, about 4.4 miles north of the Cascade Lakes Highway. The cap is set in a boulder about 15 feet west of the road centerline. The cap was set by the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey in 1942 and was marked F359.
In addition to the benchmark cap there is a bolt set in the rock about 2 feet to the east. The bolt was probably also set by the USCGS in about 1942. Bolts like this were generally used as temporary benchmarks at the time of the initial leveling survey. After the survey was completed, permanent benchmarks were frequently placed somewhere near the temporary points.
NGS PID QD1243 - (
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DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 25.0 MI S FROM SISTERS. ALONG ELK LAKE ROAD, 5.2 MILES NORTH OF CENTURY DRIVE, 14 FEET WEST OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD. WITNESS POST SET.