National Geodetic Survey

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CZ1644

PID	Report Date	COND	AGENCY	COP	TEXT
CZ1644	1962	S	CGS	HWK	THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 26 MILES NORTH OF TUCSON, 7 MILES WEST OF ORACLE, 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORACLE JUNCTION, AND 3/4 MILE NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 77, ON A LOW, FLAT RIDGE DOTTED WITH BRUSH AND CACTUS, RUNNING EAST-NORTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST, BETWEEN TWO FAIRLY DEEP WASHES. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 80, 89 AND STATE HIGHWAYS 77, 789 AT ORACLE JUNCTION, GO NORTHEAST ON STATE HIGHWAY 77 FOR 3.8 MILES TO A PAVED SIDE ROAD ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE NORTHEAST 1.0 MILE TO A GRADED GRAVEL ROAD ON THE LEFT. (WILLOW SPRINGS RANCH ROAD) TURN LEFT, CROSS CATTLE GUARD, AND GO NORTH 0.3 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO WEST ON THE TRACK ROAD 0.45 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND CONTINUE SOUTHWEST 0.55 MILE TO AN EARTHEN DAM. TURN NORTH 100 YARDS ACROSS THE HEAD OF A SMALL WASH THEN TURN LEFT AND GO WEST, ACROSS COUNTRY, 0.5 MILE DOWN THE RIDGE TO THE STATION. THE STATION MARK, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED SAN 1962 CEMENTED IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH-DIAMETER CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT PROJECTING 10 INCHES ABOVE GROUND, IS 5.2 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF A METAL WITNESS SIGN. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED SAN NO 1 1962 CEMENTED IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH-DIAMETER CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT PROJECTING 10 INCHES ABOVE GROUND, IS AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED SAN NO 2 1962 CEMENTED IN THE TOP OF A 12-INCH-DIAMETER CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE MONUMENT PROJECTING 8 INCHES ABOVE GROUND, IS AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE STATION. IT IS AT THE NORTH EDGE OF A 10-FOOT-DIAMETER SANDY AREA IN THE GRASS.
CZ1644	1977	G	NGS	TT	THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE. SAN CAN ALSO BE REACHED FROM STATION SANTA BY DRIVING ACROSS COUNTRY FOR 0.40 MILES AS THE TWO STATIONS ARE INTERVISIBLE. AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--7 MILES WEST OF ORACLE. HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 5 FEET.
CZ1644	1983	G	AZDT	GH	THE STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. THE OLD ROUTE TO THE STATION IS ON POSTED LAND AND A NEW ROUTE TO THE STATION FOLLOWS. TO REACH THE STATION FROM ORACLE JUNCTION TRAVEL NORTHEAST ALONG STATE ROUTE 77 FOR 3.85 MILES TO A PAVED ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND TRAVEL ABOUT 200 FEET TO A TRACK ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT FOR ABOUT 0.1 MILE AND BEAR LEFT, CROSS A SMALL WASH AND TRAVEL ABOUT 0.1 MILE TO THE TOP OF A RIDGE AND STATION SANTA WHICH IS ABOUT 150 FEET FROM A FENCE CORNER. DRIVE OR PACK ABOUT 1/3 MILE ACROSS COUNTRY TO THE STATION.