National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = OCTOBER 6, 2001 HT3273 *********************************************************************** HT3273 DESIGNATION - MOUNT MCPHERSON HT3273 PID - HT3273 HT3273 STATE/COUNTY- CA/SANTA CRUZ HT3273 USGS QUAD - CASTLE ROCK RIDGE (1997) HT3273 HT3273 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL HT3273 ___________________________________________________________________ HT3273* NAD 83(1992)- 37 13 24.89376(N) 122 05 33.59147(W) ADJUSTED HT3273* NAVD 88 - 985.59 (+/-2cm) 3233.6 (feet) VERTCON HT3273 ___________________________________________________________________ HT3273 EPOCH DATE - 1991.35 HT3273 LAPLACE CORR- 2.42 (seconds) DEFLEC99 HT3273 GEOID HEIGHT- -32.34 (meters) GEOID99 HT3273 HT3273 HORZ ORDER - SECOND HT3273 VERT ORDER - THIRD ? (See Below) HT3273 HT3273.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods HT3273.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994. HT3273.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. HT3273.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence HT3273.of Year/Month/Day. HT3273 HT3273.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to HT3273.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) HT3273.The vertical order pertains to the superseded datum. HT3273 HT3273.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. HT3273 HT3273.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99. HT3273 HT3273; North East Units Scale Converg. HT3273;SPC CA 3 - 581,506.646 1,858,661.337 MT 0.99997128 -0 58 30.3 HT3273;SPC CA 3 - 1,907,826.39 6,097,958.07 sFT 0.99997128 -0 58 30.3 HT3273;UTM 10 - 4,120,061.047 580,495.080 MT 0.99967982 +0 32 56.0 HT3273 HT3273: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az HT3273:SPC CA 3 - MINDEGO 319 26 47.6 HT3273:UTM 10 - MINDEGO 317 55 21.3 HT3273 HT3273|---------------------------------------------------------------------| HT3273| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | HT3273| dddmmss.s | HT3273| HT3211 MOFFETT FIELD TANK APPROX.21.1 KM 0090724.4 | HT3273| MOUNT MCPHERSON RM 1 37.634 METERS 05120 | HT3273| MOUNT MCPHERSON RM 2 41.462 METERS 14031 | HT3273| HT3272 MOUNT BIELAWSKI LOOKOUT HOUSE 160.499 METERS 22858 | HT3273| HT3251 MINDEGO APPROX.14.3 KM 3182817.3 | HT3273|---------------------------------------------------------------------| HT3273 HT3273 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL HT3273 HT3273 NAD 83(1986)- 37 13 24.88977(N) 122 05 33.58005(W) AD(1984.00) 2 HT3273 NAD 27 - 37 13 25.08800(N) 122 05 29.71600(W) AD( ) 2 HT3273 NGVD 29 - 984.73 (m) 3230.7 (f) LEVELING 3 HT3273 HT3273.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. HT3273.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. HT3273.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. HT3273 HT3273_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK HT3273_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT HT3273_STAMPING: MOUNT MCPHERSON 1947 HT3273_MARK LOGO: CGS HT3273_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO HT3273+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION HT3273_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS NOT SUITABLE FOR HT3273+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - January 26, 1990 HT3273 HT3273 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By HT3273 HISTORY - 1947 MONUMENTED CGS HT3273 HISTORY - 1947 GOOD CGS HT3273 HISTORY - 1957 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS HT3273 HISTORY - 1967 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS HT3273 HISTORY - 19900126 GOOD NGS HT3273 HT3273 STATION DESCRIPTION HT3273 HT3273'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 (JTJ) HT3273'THE STATION IS ON THE SANTA CRUZ-SANTA CLARA COUNTY LINE, ABOUT HT3273'1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE MT. BIELASKI FOREST SERVICE FIRE HT3273'LOOKOUT, 1/4 MILE WEST OF THE SKYLINE DRIVE, 7 MILES HT3273'NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF BOULDER CREEK, 5-1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST HT3273'OF THE TOWN OF SARATOGA, AND 6 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF LOS HT3273'GATOS. IT IS ON THE FIR TOPPED PEAK IN THE COASTAL RANGE HT3273'KNOWN AS MT. MC PHERSON. HT3273' HT3273'THE MARK IS A STANDARD BRONZE STATION MARK DISK SET IN THE TOP OF HT3273'A 12 BY 12 INCH BLOCK OF CONCRETE, 40 FEET WEST OF A SMALL IRREGULAR HT3273'ORCHARD, ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF A LARGE CLUMP OF TALL FIR TREES. HT3273'IT IS STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON 1947. HT3273' HT3273'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE NORTHEAST END OF MAIN STREET AT HT3273'THE HIGHWAY JUNCTION IN SARATOGA, TAKE HIGHWAY 9, SOUTHWEST, HT3273'FOLLOWING THE SIGN BIG BASIN, FOR 7.0 MILES TO THE TOP OF THE HT3273'MAIN DIVIDE AND A WIDE INTERSECTION. TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH HT3273'ALONG THE SKYLINE DRIVE FOR 3.0 MILES TO A ROAD TURNING SHARP HT3273'RIGHT AT A SIGN MT. BIELAWSKI LOOKOUT. TURN RIGHT ON A SMALL HT3273'ROAD AND GO 0.3 MILE TO A GATE ON THE LEFT (ABOUT 200 YARDS HT3273'FROM THE LOOKOUT). TURN LEFT THROUGH THIS GATE AND GO HT3273'NORTHEAST THROUGH THE ORCHARD ABOUT 200 YARDS TO THE HT3273'HIGHEST POINT AND THE STATION. HT3273' HT3273'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS A STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISK SET HT3273'IN THE TOP OF A 12 BY 12 INCH BLOCK OF CONCRETE THAT IS ABOUT HT3273'20 FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD. THE MARK PROJECTS HT3273'ABOVE THE GROUND ABOUT 4 INCHES AND IS STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON HT3273'NO 1 1947. HT3273' HT3273'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISK SET HT3273'IN THE TOP OF A 12 BY 12 INCH BLOCK OF CONCRETE THAT PROJECTS HT3273'ABOVE THE GROUND ABOUT 3 INCHES. IT IS 10 FEET NORTHWEST OF A HT3273'LARGE FIR TREE AND THE MARK IS STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON NO 2 HT3273'1947. HT3273 HT3273 STATION RECOVERY (1947) HT3273 HT3273'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1947 HT3273'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. HT3273 HT3273 STATION RECOVERY (1957) HT3273 HT3273'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (RLE) HT3273'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 WERE RECOVERED AS HT3273'DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS-- HT3273' HT3273'THE STATION IS ON THE SANTA CRUZ-SANTA CLARA COUNTY LINE, ABOUT HT3273'1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE MT. BIELAWSKI FOREST SERVICE FIRE HT3273'LOOKOUT, 1/4 MILE WEST OF THE SKYLINE DRIVE, 7 MILES HT3273'NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF BOULDER CREEK, 6-1/2 MILES SOUTHWEST HT3273'OF THE TOWN OF SARATOGA AND 6 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF LOS HT3273'GATOS. IT IS ON THE FIR TOPPED PEAK IN THE COASTAL RANGE HT3273'KNOWN AS MT. MC PHERSON. HT3273' HT3273'THE STATION MARK, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON 1947, HT3273'IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING HT3273'ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 40 HT3273'FEET WEST OF A SMALL IRREGULAR ORCHARD AND ON THE SOUTHERN HT3273'EDGE OF A LARGE CLUMP OF TALL FIR TREES. NOTE 1A. HT3273' HT3273'THE UNDERGROUND MARK, A BLOCK OF CONCRETE ABOUT 3 FEET BELOW HT3273'THE GROUND CONTAINING AT THE CENTER OF ITS UPPER SURFACE A HT3273'STANDARD TRIANGULATION-STATION DISK STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON HT3273'1947. NOTE 7A. HT3273' HT3273'REFERENCE MARK NO 1, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON HT3273'NO 1 1947, IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST HT3273'PROJECTING ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS HT3273'ABOUT 20 FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD. NOTE 11A. HT3273' HT3273'REFERENCE MARK NO 2, A STANDARD DISK STAMPED MOUNT MC PHERSON, HT3273'IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 12 INCH SQUARE CONCRETE POST PROJECTING HT3273'ABOUT 2 INCHES ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND. IT IS 10 HT3273'FEET NORTHEAST OF A LARGE FIR TREE. NOTE 11A. HT3273' HT3273'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN SARATOGA, GO HT3273'SOUTHWEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 9, FOLLOWING THE SIGN BIG BASIN, FOR HT3273'7.2 MILES TO THE TOP OF THE MAIN DIVIDE AND A WIDE INTERSECTION. HT3273'TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH ALONG THE SKYLINE DRIVE FOR 3 MILES TO HT3273'A GRAVEL ROAD TURNING SHARP RIGHT AT A SIGN MT. BIELAWSKI HT3273'LOOKOUT. TURN RIGHT ONTO THE GRAVEL ROAD AND GO 0.3 MILE TO A HT3273'GATE ON THE LEFT, ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE LOOKOUT. TURN HT3273'LEFT PASSING THROUGH THE GATE AND GO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE HT3273'ORCHARD FOR ABOUT 200 YARDS TO THE HIGHEST POINT AND THE HT3273'STATION. HT3273 HT3273 STATION RECOVERY (1967) HT3273 HT3273'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (EHS) HT3273'THE STATION MARK AND REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 WERE RECOVERED IN HT3273'GOOD CONDITION AND THE PREVIOUS DESCRIPTIONS ARE ADEQUATE. HT3273' HT3273'AIRLINE DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM NEAREST TOWN--5-1/2 MILES HT3273'SOUTHWEST OF SARATOGA HT3273 HT3273 STATION RECOVERY (1990) HT3273 HT3273'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1990 HT3273'NO APPARENT LAND MOVEMENT AT SITE. REFERENCE MARKS NOT SEARCHED FOR HT3273'DUE TO SNOW AND TREE GROWTH. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 27 KM HT3273'(16.8 MI) NORTH OF SANTA CRUZ, 12.5 KM (7.8 MI) NORTHWEST OF THE HT3273'JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 17 AND SUMMIT ROAD (PATCHEN PASS), ON MOUNT HT3273'BIELAWSKI, IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, T 8 S, R 2 W, ON THE HT3273'NORTH EDGE OF A STRIP OF FIR TREES SEPARATING TWO CHRISTMAS TREE HT3273'FIELDS, JUST EAST OF AN FAA RADIO ANTENNA FACILITY. HT3273'OWNERSHIP--UNKNOWN. HT3273'TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 17 AND SUMMIT ROAD, GO HT3273'WESTERLY ON SUMMIT ROAD FOR 0.20 KM (0.12 MI) TO A ROAD RIGHT. TURN HT3273'RIGHT ON SUMMIT ROAD FOR 4.25 KM (2.64 MI) TO A FORK. TURN LEFT, HT3273'WESTERLY, ON BEAR CREEK ROAD FOR 1.10 KM (0.68 MI) TO A T-ROAD AT TOP HT3273'OF GRADE. TURN RIGHT, NORTH, ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD (VERY NARROW AND HT3273'WINDING) FOR 6.32 KM (3.93 MI) TO A PAVED ROAD RIGHT LEADING HT3273'DOWNHILL. CONTINUE AHEAD, NORTHWEST, ON SKYLINE BOULEVARD FOR 5.01 HT3273'KM (3.11 MI) TO A GRADED ROAD LEFT AT TOP OF GRADE. CONTINUE AHEAD HT3273'FOR 0.27 KM (0.17 MI) TO A GRADED ROAD LEFT. BEAR LEFT, WEST, FOR HT3273'0.08 KM (0.05 MI) TO A FORK. BEAR LEFT, SOUTHWEST, PASSING THROUGH A HT3273'LOCKED GATE, FOR ABOUT 0.17 KM (0.11 MI) TO A GATE ON THE LEFT. TURN HT3273'LEFT THROUGH GATE, EASTERLY, ON ROAD AROUND EDGE OF CHRISTMAS TREES HT3273'FOR ABOUT 100 M (328.1 FT) TO CLEARING ON THE LEFT, TURN LEFT, HT3273'NORTHWEST, ALONG TREE LINE FOR 35 M (114.8 FT) TO STATION. HT3273'STATION MARK IS SET IN THE TOP OF A 25-CM SQUARE CONCRETE POST HT3273'PROJECTING 5 CM. IT IS ABOUT 35 M (114.8 FT) EAST OF PERIMETER FENCE HT3273'AROUND FAA FACILITY, 35 M (114.8 FT) NORTHWEST OF DIM ROAD CONNECTING HT3273'FIELDS, 10.4 M (34.1 FT) SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF A FORKED 2-M FIR TREE, HT3273'AND 0.2 M (0.7 FT) WEST OF A STEEL POST. HT3273'NOTE--STATION UNSUITABLE FOR GPS DUE TO LARGE TREES.