HAYSTACK RESET (MX1001) - Haystack Butte, CA
Posted by: mdfabbrini
N 41° 32.046 W 122° 16.763
10T E 560113 N 4598300
Horizontal control disk at summit of Haystack, just north of US Highway 97 about 11 miles NE of Weed, CA.
Waymark Code: WMVY50
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2017
Views: 3
I recovered this mark while on a hike to the top of Haystack. The trail is well documented on several hiking sites, including hikemtshasta.com. The mark is located in a summit cairn and a weathered upright stake. A peak log is also located in the cairn. I did locate reference marks 2 & 3 as well.
NGS datasheet info:
THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED, HAYSTACK 1952 CEMENTED
IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 2 INCHES ABOVE THE
GROUND.
REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED, HAYSTACK
NO 1 1952 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS
10 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS 1 FOOT LOWER THAN THE STATION.
REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED, HAYSTACK
NO 2 1952 CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS
1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS 2 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION.
THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY
97 AND IS A STANDARD BENCH MARK DISK STAMPED, Y12 1919 3471.266
FEET CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT PROJECTS
3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. IT IS 30 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE
OF THE HIGHWAY, 54 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE OF A DIRT ROAD,
AND 2 FEET NORTHWEST OF A WHITE IRON POST.
STATION RECOVERY (1975)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (CLN)
THE AZIMUTH MARK (BM Y 12) AND REFERENCE MARK 2 WERE RECOVERED IN
GOOD CONDITION. THE STATION MARK DISK AND REFERENCE MARK 1 DISK
WERE FOUND MISSING BUT THE STEM OF THE STATION MARK DISK WAS
STILL IN PLACE SO IT WAS REMOVED, THE DRILL HOLE WAS DEEPENED,
AND A NEW STATION MARK DISK WAS SET IN THE SAME EXACT POSITION
ON THIS DATE. THE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM THE STATION MARK
TO REFERENCE MARK 2 MEASURED ON THIS DATE AGREED WITH THE 1952
MEASUREMENTS BUT THE DIRECTION TO THE AZIMUTH MARK DIFFERED
FROM THE 1952 MEASUREMENT BY 7.5 SECONDS. REFERENCE MARK 3 WAS
SET ON THIS DATE. THE 1952 DESCRIPTION IS ADEQUATE WITH THE
FOLLOWING ADDITIONS--
THE STATION MARK IS AN NGS HORIZONTAL CONTROL DISK STAMPED
HAYSTACK 1952 1975 EPOXIED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE 1X1-1/2-FOOT
TOP OF A BOULDER PROJECTING 0.2 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS
ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE HILL.
REFERENCE MARK 3 IS AN NGS REFERENCE MARK DISK STAMPED HAYSTACK
1952 NO 3 1975 EPOXIED IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE 2X3-FOOT TOP OF A
BOULDER PROJECTING 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND AND IS ABOUT 2 FEET
LOWER THAN THE STATION MARK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: HATSTACK 1952 1975
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk
County: SISKIYOU
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): JUNIPER FLAT, CA
Special category (optional): Mountain summit marks
Find type: Location information obtained from the USGS was used
NGS PID: MX1001
Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed
Monumentation type (if other): Not listed
Special Category (if other): Not listed
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed
Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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