HOGBACK-1948 AZ - Klamath Falls, Oregon - Azimuth Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This Azimuth Mark (AZ) is located at the summit ridge of Hogback Mountain, about 100 yds NW of the fire tower access road. The AZ is part of a series of bench marks (BM) located near the fire tower at the summit of Hogback. Some BMs were found destroyed but this AZ was found in perfect shape. The datasheet that mentions this AZ also mentions a nearby 4x4 wooden witness post. This witness post has been destroyed and could not be found.

Getting to the AZ requires quite a hike up the mountain following the fire tower access road the whole way. I've included parking coordinates to park your car and and to start your hike by following a private driveway (Thicket Ct) a short ways until you come to a gate that says 'Authorized Personnel Only'. cross the gate and follow the paved road for a short distance then a dirt road the rest of the way up to the summit ridge.

The following is the datasheet that mentions this AZ in its history:

01/01/1971 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (WMJ) THE STATION WAS RECOVERED WITH ALL MARKS IN GOOD CONDITION. MEASUREMENTS TO MARKS COMPARED FAVORABLY WITH THE 1967 DATA. A NEW REFERENCE MARK THREE WAS ESTABLISHED AND OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS-- THE STATION IS LOCATED 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF KLAMATH FALLS ON THE SUMMIT OF HOGBACK MOUNTAIN, THE FIRST PROMINENT HILL EAST OF THE CITY, BARE ON ITS SOUTH WEST SLOPES AND TIMBERED ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES ON LAND OF THE KLAMATH FOREST PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE ON THE CORNER OF 7TH STREET AND WALNUT AVENUE IN KLAMATH FALLS GO NORTHWEST ON 7TH STREET 0.1 MILE TO KLAMATH AVENUE. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST 0.5 MILE TO SPRING STREET. TURN LEFT ON SPRING STREET AND GO NORTH 0.05 MILE TO MAIN STREET. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST 0.45 MILE TO ALAMEDA AVENUE. TURN LEFT THEN IMMEDIATELY RIGHT ON OLD FORT ROAD AND CLIMB NORTHEAST 1.6 MILES TO OLD MARINE BARRACKS ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE 0.15 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND CLIMB EAST 0.15 MILE TO LOCKED CHAIN LINK GATE ON LEFT. PASS THROUGH GATE AND CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ON BLADED ROAD 1.1 MILES TO CROSSROAD. TURN SHARP LEFT AND GO NORTHEAST 100 FEET UPHILL TO LOCKED PIPE GATE. PASS THROUGH AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST, UPHILL, 0.4 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND CONTINUE UPHILL 2.1 MILES TO A DIM TRACK ROAD ON THE RIGHT LEADING TO THE AZIMUTH MARK. CONTINUE 0.1 MILE TO LOOKOUT TOWER AND STATION. THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED HOG BACK 1948 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A PARTIALLY BURIED BOULDER 3 FEET LONG AND 2 FEET WIDE PROJECTING 15 INCHES ABOVE GROUND. IT IS 30 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHWEST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER, 19 FEET WEST OF THE BASE OF A RADIO MAST GUY WIRE ANCHOR, AND 3 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED HOG BACK NO 1 1948 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A PARTIALLY BURIED BOULDER 18 INCHES LONG AND 12 INCHES WIDE PROJECTING 8 INCHES ABOVE GROUND. IT IS 29.4 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE METAL WITNESS POST, 10 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE BASE OF THE RADIO MAST GUY WIRE ANCHOR AND ABOUT 1 FOOT LOWER THAN THE STATION MARK. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED HOG BACK NO 2 1948 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BURIED BOULDER 4 FEET LONG AND 3 FEET WIDE PROJECTING 10 INCHES ABOVE GROUND. IT IS 28 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE BASE OF THE EAST RADIO MAST GUY WIRE ANCHOR, 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE METAL WITNESS SIGN POST, 27 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER, AND ABOUT 10 INCHES LOWER THAN THE STATION MARK. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER THREE IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED HOGBACK NO 3 1948 1971 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BURIED BOULDER 26 INCHES LONG BY 12 INCHES WIDE FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 44 FEET EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A CEMENT BLOCK BUILDING, 40.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE METAL WITNESS SIGN POST, 16 FEET WEST OF THE WEST LEG OF HOGBACK LOOKOUT TOWER, AND ABOUT 1 FOOT LOWER THAN THE STATION MARK. THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED HOGBACK 1948 CEMENTED IN DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER 24 INCHES LONG BY 18 INCHES WIDE PROJECTING 2 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS ONE OF A JUMBLE OF BOULDERS NEAR THE WEST EDGE OF THE SUMMIT RIDGE 20 FEET EAST OF THE WEST EDGE OF THE RIDGE, AND 8.5 FEET WEST OF A WOODEN 4 X 4 WITNESS POST. IT IS ABOUT A 100 YARD PACK NORTHWEST OF THE ROAD TO THE STATION. KEYS TO THE LOCKED GATES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE KLAMATH FOREST PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 4 FEET. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF KLAMATH FALLS.

Azimuth Condition: Perfect Parking Coords: N 42° 15.548 W 121° 44.544 Station Link: [Web Link] Your Directions: Not listed

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