NZ0808 - USCGS A61, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 42° 51.780 W 122° 01.104
10T E 580186 N 4746068
U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey benchmark A61.
Waymark Code: WM7MZG
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/10/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This benchmark is located along the Pinnacles Road, 1.5 miles south of Lost Creek Campground. The benchmark is about 35 feet southwest of the Pinnacles Road centerline, set in a square concrete post rising about 6 inches above ground surface. The cap was set by the USCGS in 1931 and was marked A61.
NGS PID NZ0808 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1931 1.5 MI SE FROM LOST CREEK RANGER STATION. ABOUT 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG THE EAST ENTRANCE HIGHWAY FROM LOST CREEK RANGER STATION, KLAMATH COUNTY, ABOUT 1.7 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE EAST ENTRANCE TO CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, AT THE CENTER OF A SMALL CLEARING, AND 37 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY AT SURVEY STATION 552. A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED A 61 1931 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: A61

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Klamath

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Maklaks Crater

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: NZ0808

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

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Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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