Triangulation Station WATERMAN MT A 6 1978 w/ No Azmuth Set - PID EV9287
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N 34° 20.508 W 117° 59.887
11S E 408195 N 3800506
Triangulation Station w/ RM 1 & 2 found in good condition. No Azmuth disk set according to NGS Documented History on geocaching log for PID EV9287.
Waymark Code: WM6M3B
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2009
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To find station area from the CHARLTON FLATS RANGER STATION ON Hwy 2 go NORTH AND EAST, FOR 2.25 MILES TO THE CHILAO CAMP GROUND ROAD ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE STRAIGHT, EAST, FOR 3.2 MILES TO HORSE FLATS ROAD ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT ONTO HORSE FLATS ROAD AND GO NORTH AND EAST FOR 1.4 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT AND A LOCKED GATE. TURN LEFT, SOUTH, PASS THROUGH GATE AND GO 0.1 MILE BEARING EAST UP GRADE, TO A TRACK ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, SOUTH, ONTO THE TRACK ROAD AND FOLLOW ALONG RIDGE LINE FOR 0.15 MILE TO A TELEPHONE LINE AND THE STATION ON THE RIGHT.
Station
34°20.508'N
117°59.887'W
THE SURFACE station DISK AND A METALLIC ROD ARE SET IN A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 8.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF A TRACK ROAD, 50.0 FEET SOUTH OF A SMALL TELEPHONE POLE AND 2.2 FEET WEST OF A METAL GUARD POST. THE UNDERGROUND DISK IS SET IN CONCRETE 3 FEET BELOW THE GROUND.
RM 1
34°20.511'N
117°59.887'W
REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS SET IN A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 3.0 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS LOCATED 7.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF A TRACK ROAD AND 1.9 FEET WEST OF A METAL GUARD POST.
RM 2
34°20.509'N
117°59.891'W
REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS SET IN A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS LOCATED 31.0 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF A TRACK ROAD, 2.0 FEET EAST OF A METAL GUARD POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: WATERMAN MT A 6
Benchmark Agency: California Division of Highways (CA)
Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): USGS WATERMAN MTN Quad, California
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: EV9287
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
County: Not listed
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