DG2533 - STONE MOUNTAIN RESET - Stone Mountain, Georgia
N 33° 48.366 W 084° 08.763
16S E 764195 N 3744319
Located atop the mountain. I recommend the walk, but the lift takes you 'right to' it.
Waymark Code: WM18BZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2007
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1/1/1953 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (RCB) STATION WAS LOCATED AND FOUND AS DESCRIBED. THE DISK WAS FOUND DESTROYED. THE SHANK OF THE DISK WAS FOUND IN THE DRILL HOLE. THE REFERENCE MARK AND THE 2-IN. IRON BOLT WERE FOUND AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE STATION MARK WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW DISK, STAMPED STONE MOUNTAIN 1873 1953. THE NEW DISK WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH CEMENT WITH ONLY THE TRIANGLE OF THE DISK EXPOSED. THE DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE.
1/1/1953 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
1/1/1957 by CGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (CTH) THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE REFERENCE MARK DISK NOW PROJECTS ABOUT 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE DISTANCE TO THE DISK CHECKS THE 1919 MEASUREMENT BY C.L. GARNER.
1/1/1973 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1973 (EDW) NO DISTANT RM WAS SET. THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARK, UNSTAMPED, WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DISTANCE CHECKED TO REFERENCE MARK, UNSTAMPED, AS DESCRIBED BY C.T.H. IN 1957. REFERENCE MARK, 2-INCH IRON BOLT, WAS NOT FOUND AND A NEW REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS ESTABLISHED. A COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. THE STATION IS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DECATUR, 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE STONE MOUNTAIN FREEWAY, 1 MILE EAST OF THE TOWN OF STONE MOUNTAIN AND ATOP STONE MOUNTAIN, A WELL KNOWN BARE GRANITE PEAK. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE WEST GATE ENTRANCE TO STONE MOUNTAIN PARK, WHICH IS ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE TOWN STONE MOUNTAIN, (PICK UP KEY HERE) GO SOUTH INTO PARK FOR ABOUT 100 FEET TO A T-ROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON PAVED ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AND A LOCKED CHAIN GATE. TURN RIGHT PASSING THROUGH CHAIN AND GO SOUTH UPHILL FOR 0.2 MILE TO THE END OF PAVEMENT. BEAR SOUTHEAST ONTO A ROCKY NARROW ROAD FOR 0.7 MILE TO ITS END, AT THE STEEPEST PART OF THE GRANITE SLOPE. CONTINUE AHEAD UPHILL FOR 0.2 MILE TO THE TOP AND THE STATION. THE STATION, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED STONE MOUNTAIN 1873 1953, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE BEDROCK AND IN THE CENTER OF A CIRCLE 3-1/2 FEET IN RADIUS WITHIN WHICH THE ROCK HAS BEEN CUT DOWN 2 INCHES TO LEVEL SURFACE. IT IS 202 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OBSERVATION TOWER AND 195 FEET WEST OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE POOL. REFERENCE MARK, UNSTAMPED, A STANDARD DISK NOW PROJECTS ABOUT 1/2 INCH ABOVE THE SURFACE AS DESCRIBED BY C.T.H. IN 1957. REFERENCE MARK 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED, STONE MOUNTAIN NO 2 1873 1973, IS CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE BEDROCK. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.38 METERS. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 1 MILE EAST OF STONE MOUNTAIN.
1/1/1974 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1974 (LHW) THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARK (UNSTAMPED) AND REFERENCE MARK 2 WERE RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED BY J. L. COOK IN 1973. THE TO REACH IS ADEQUATE FOR THIS STATION. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.6 METERS. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 2 MILES EAST OF STONE MOUNTAIN.
1/1/1977 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1977 (AMS) STATION AND RMS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED BY J.L. COOK IN 1973. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN 2 MILES EAST OF STONE MOUNTAIN.
10/1/1988 by HOBBS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY HOBBS AND ASSOCIATES 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
5/4/1989 by (GOOD)
RECOVERED 1989 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
12/25/1993 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 (CFS) THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 9 MI (14.5 KM) EAST-NORTHEAST FROM DECATUR, 1 MI (1.6 KM) EAST FROM THE TOWN OF STONE MOUNTAIN AND ATOP STONE MOUNTAIN, A WELL KNOWN BARE GRANITE PEAK. --OWNERSHIP-- STONE MOUNTAIN PARK, P.O. BOX 778, STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30086 PHONE (404) 498-5700. CONTACT FACILITIES MANAGER FOR ACCESS TO SUMMIT. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE WEST GATE ENTRANCE TO STONE MOUNTAIN PARK, GO SOUTH INTO PARK FOR ABOUT 100 FT (30.5 M) TO A T-ROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST ON PAVED ROAD FOR 0.1 MI (0.2 KM) TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT AND A LOCKED CHAIN GATE. TURN RIGHT PASSING THROUGH CHAIN AND GO SOUTH UPHILL FOR 0.2 MI (0.3 KM) TO THE END OF PAVEMENT. BEAR SOUTHEAST ONTO A ROCKY NARROW ROAD FOR 0.9 MI (1.4 KM) TO THE STATION AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE STATION IS A STANDARD CGS HORIZONTAL STATION DISK STAMPED --STONE MOUNTAIN 1873 1953-- CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE BEDROCK IN THE CENTER OF A CIRCLE 3.5 FT (1.1 M) IN RADIUS WITHIN WHICH THE ROCK HAS BEEN CUT DOWN 2 INCHES TO A LEVEL SURFACE. LOCATED 202 FT (61.6 M) NORTH FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OBSERVATION TOWER AND 195 FT (59.4 M) WEST FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE POOL AT THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN. NOTE-- ROAD IS VERY STEEP. RECOMMEND USE OF CABLE CAR TO REACH SUMMIT.
2/8/1995 by MSI (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY MEASUREMENT SCIENCE INCORPORATED 1995 (PDK) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
2/23/1999 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1999 (AJL) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED WITH THIS NOTE. --NOTE--IT IS MANDATORY TO OBTAIN AND SIGN A RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT FROM THE STONE MOUNTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DRIVE TO THE STATION. -- (4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE ONLY) -- VERY STEEP. DIRECTIONS TO THE POLICE STATION VIA MAIN GATE. BY R.G. HAYES
2/25/1999 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1999 (AJL) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
10/30/1999 by WOOLPT (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY WOOLPERT CONSULTANTS 1999 (JWK) RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: Stone Mountain 1873 1953
Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk
County: DeKalb
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Stone Mountain
Special category (optional): Mountain summit marks
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: DG2533
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
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