DX0121: 31 H - Desert Hot Springs CA
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 33° 56.737 W 116° 27.165
11S E 550569 N 3756260
This Benchmark is 1300 feet east of Long Canyon Road on Camino Zangri then 600 feet north on a unnamed paved road. One witness post is 30 feet east of the road but the benchmark with another broken witness post is 130 feet east.
Waymark Code: WMJ434
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2013
Views: 1
1931/01/01 by MWDSC (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY METRO WATER DISTR SO. CALIFORNIA 1931 6.5 MI ENE FROM GARNET. ABOUT 6-1/2 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GARNET, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 0.2 MILE EAST ALONG THE AQUEDUCT ROAD FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE LONG CANYON ROAD, ABOUT 100 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE ROAD, AND SURROUNDED BY A FENCE. A METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 31 H 1931 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST. NOTE-- REPORTED IN FEBRUARY 1954 THAT THE TOP OF THIS POST IS ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND.
1954/01/01 by DOD (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 1954 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1986/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 0.33 KM (0.21 MI) EAST ALONG PIERSON BOULEVARD FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DESERT HOT SPRING, THENCE 0.81 KM (0.50 MI) SOUTH ALONG PALM DRIVE, THENCE 4.29 KM (2.67 MI) EAST ALONG HACIENDA DRIVE, THENCE 0.46 KM (0.29 MI) SOUTH ALONG WIDE CANYON ROAD, THENCE 0.40 KM (0.25 MI) EAST ALONG A PAVED ROAD, THENCE 0.27 KM (0.17 MI) NORTH ALONG A PAVED ROAD, 41.1 METERS (135 FT) EAST OF THE CENTER OF THE PAVED ROAD LEADING NORTH, 18.9 METERS (62 FT) NORTH OF THE CENTER OF A DIRT ROAD LEADING EAST AND 30.0 METERS (100 FT) EAST OF A WITNESS POST. NOTE--NOT LEVELED THIS SURVEY. THE MARK IS 0.6 METERS SW FROM A WITNESS POST THE MARK IS 1.0 M ABOVE THE PAVED ROAD.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: 31 H
Benchmark Agency: Not listed
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Riverside County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Seven Palms Valley
Special Category (if other): n/a
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: DX0121
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
Special category (optional): Not listed
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