| CC8280 |
20160306 |
P |
INDIV |
JDM |
THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE CORANDO NATIONAL FOREST ABOUT 10.2 MI (16.41 KM) SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MAMMOTH, 2.7 MI (4.34 KM) EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ORACLE AND 2.2 MI (3.54 KM) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CAMPO BONITO.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF E AMERICAN AVENUE AND N DODGE DRIVE NEAR THE US POST OFFICE IN ORACLE, DRIVE SOUTH ON N DODGE DRIVE 0.1 MI (0.16 KM) TO E MOUNT LEMMON HIGHWAY. TURN LEFT (EAST) AND TRAVEL 2.5 MI (4.02 KM) TO AN UNNAMED ROUGH DIRT ROAD WHICH FORKS TO THE LEFT (EAST-NORTHEAST). TAKE THE DIRT ROAD ABOUT 200 FT (61.0 M) TO REFERENCE MARK 1 ON THE LEFT (NORTHWEST) SIDE OF THE ROAD.
STATION IS A STANDARD USGS BENCH MARK PIPE CAP STAMPED -4503 NOGLS RESET 1946- AND IS SET ON THE TOP OF A 3 1/2-INCH (13 MM) OUTSIDE DIAMETER STEEL PIPE ENCASED IN CONCRETE WITH AN OVERALL DIAMETER OF 5-INCHES (13 CM) AND PROJECTS 1.4 FEET. NOTE THE CONCRETE CASING IS FALLING AWAY FROM THE PIPE. THE DISK IS BADLY BEATEN BUT FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE PIPE.
MARK IS LOCATED 37 FT (11.3 M) WEST-NORTHWEST OF DIRT ROAD LEADING TO TOP OF THE HILL, 76.3 FT (23.3 M) NORTHWEST OF POWER POLE NUMBER SCIP 63265 WITH A GUY WIRE, ABOUT 120 FT (36.6 M) NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF E MOUNT LEMMON HIGHWAY AND ABOUT 58 PACES SOUTH AND 30 FT (9.1 M) LOWER THAN THE PRIMARY MARK -SOTAL-. |