National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = APRIL 20, 2004 GS0803 *********************************************************************** GS0803 DESIGNATION - MATURANGO 2 GS0803 PID - GS0803 GS0803 STATE/COUNTY- CA/INYO GS0803 USGS QUAD - MATURANGO PEAK (1982) GS0803 GS0803 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL GS0803 ___________________________________________________________________ GS0803* NAD 83(1992)- 36 07 11.93195(N) 117 29 43.90983(W) ADJUSTED GS0803* NAVD 88 - 2694.8 (meters) 8841. (feet) VERTCON GS0803 ___________________________________________________________________ GS0803 EPOCH DATE - 1991.35 GS0803 LAPLACE CORR- -1.10 (seconds) DEFLEC99 GS0803 GEOID HEIGHT- -28.55 (meters) GEOID03 GS0803 GS0803 HORZ ORDER - FIRST GS0803 GS0803.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods GS0803.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994. GS0803.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. GS0803.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence GS0803.of Year/Month/Day. GS0803 GS0803.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to GS0803.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) GS0803 GS0803.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. GS0803 GS0803.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03. GS0803 GS0803; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. GS0803;SPC CA 4 - 588,348.662 2,135,434.428 MT 0.99997948 +0 53 51.2 GS0803;SPC CA 4 - 1,930,273.90 7,006,004.45 sFT 0.99997948 +0 53 51.2 GS0803;UTM 11 - 3,997,369.918 455,406.590 MT 0.99962450 -0 17 31.6 GS0803 GS0803! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor GS0803!SPC CA 4 - 0.99958171 x 0.99997948 = 0.99956120 GS0803!UTM 11 - 0.99958171 x 0.99962450 = 0.99920636 GS0803 GS0803: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az GS0803:SPC CA 4 - MATURANGO 2 RM 3 139 32 48.0 GS0803:UTM 11 - MATURANGO 2 RM 3 140 44 10.8 GS0803 GS0803|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GS0803| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | GS0803| dddmmss.s | GS0803| GS0805 MATURANGO BM 8.499 METERS 07604 | GS0803| DA8362 MATURANGO 2 RM 3 1402639.2 | GS0803| DA8361 MATURANGO 2 RM 2 8.878 METERS 31804 | GS0803|---------------------------------------------------------------------| GS0803 GS0803 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL GS0803 GS0803 NAD 83(1986)- 36 07 11.93322(N) 117 29 43.90001(W) AD(1984.00) 1 GS0803 NAD 27 - 36 07 12.13200(N) 117 29 40.67200(W) AD( ) 1 GS0803 NGVD 29 (07/19/86) 2693.7 (m) 8838. (f) VERT ANG GS0803 GS0803.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. GS0803.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. GS0803.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. GS0803 GS0803_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 11SMV5540797370(NAD 83) GS0803_MARKER: DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION GS0803_SETTING: 66 = SET IN ROCK OUTCROP GS0803 GS0803 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By GS0803 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED CGS GS0803 HISTORY - 1950 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS GS0803 HISTORY - 1956 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS GS0803 GS0803 STATION DESCRIPTION GS0803 GS0803'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CP) GS0803'THIS STATION IS ON MATURANGO PEAK, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST POINT GS0803'OF THE ARGUS RANGE OF MOUNTAINS. THE PEAK IS ABOUT 12 MILES GS0803'SE OF THE TOWN OF DARWIN, AND 2 MILES E OF THE DARWIN TO BROWN GS0803'ROAD. THE STATION IS ABOUT 25 FEET W OF THE HIGHEST POINT GS0803'OF THE MOUNTAIN, AND 8 FEET E OF THE EDGE OF A SHEER ROCK GS0803'BLUFF. GS0803' GS0803'STATION, REFERENCE AND AZIMUTH MARKS ARE STANDARD BRONZE GS0803'DISKS IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK, AS DESCRIBED IN NOTES 2 AND 12A. GS0803' GS0803'AZIMUTH MARK IS 400 YARDS, SE ON A VERY LARGE BOULDER. GS0803' GS0803'TO REACH STATION FROM DARWIN GO FROM THE OUTPOST STORE SW GS0803'ABOUT ONE BLOCK TO A HIGHWAY SIGN READING WATER 28 MILES, GS0803'DEATH VALLEY. TURN LEFT ON MAIN ROAD AND FOLLOW 1.7 MILES GS0803'TO A FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK, WHICH IS THE ROAD TO MOUNTAIN GS0803'SPRINGS AND BROWN, AND FOLLOW MAIN ROAD, S, 10.7 MILES TO SOME GS0803'OLD STONE CORRALS ON THE RIGHT, W. HERE TURN LEFT, E, ON AN GS0803'OLD WAGON ROAD WHICH ENDS AT A SPRING 1.0 MILE DISTANT. FROM GS0803'HERE ASCEND THE RIDGE WHICH LEADS FROM THE SPRING NE TO THE GS0803'STATION. STATION IS A 4-HOUR PACK FROM SPRING. GS0803 GS0803 STATION RECOVERY (1950) GS0803 GS0803'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (RJS) GS0803'THE STATION AND ALL MARKS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION AS GS0803'DESCRIBED EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN DISTANCE AND DIRECTION GS0803'TO REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2. A NEW DESCRIPTION AND THE NEW GS0803'DISTANCES AND DIRECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS. GS0803' GS0803'THE STATION IS ON MATURANGO PEAK WHICH IS THE HIGHEST POINT GS0803'OF THE ARGUS RANGE OF MOUNTAINS. THE PEAK IS ABOUT 12 MILES GS0803'AIR LINE SOUTHEAST OF DARWIN. THE STATION IS ABOUT 25 FEET GS0803'WEST OF AND 3 FEET LOWER THAN THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN GS0803'AND 8 FEET EAST OF THE EDGE OF A SHEER ROCK BLUFF. THE MARK GS0803'PROJECTS 10 INCHES AND IS AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 2. THE MARK GS0803'IS STAMPED MATURANGO 1934. GS0803' GS0803'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS ABOUT 7 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION GS0803'AND SET FLUSH WITH THE SURROUNDING ROCK. THE MARK IS AS GS0803'DESCRIBED IN NOTE 12A AND STAMPED MATURANGO NO 2 1934. GS0803' GS0803'REFERENCE MARK NO. 3 (AZIMUTH MARK) IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A GS0803'LARGE, PROMINENT ROCK WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 12 FEET. THE MARK GS0803'IS AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 12C AND STAMPED MATURANGO NO 3 1934. GS0803' GS0803'A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK IS SET ON THE HIGHEST GS0803'POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE MARK IS SET IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK GS0803'WHICH PROJECTS ABOUT 3 FEET. THE MARK IS NOT STAMPED. THIS GS0803'MARK USED AS REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1. GS0803' GS0803'TO REACH FROM THE POST OFFICE IN DARWIN GO SOUTHWEST FOR ONE GS0803'BLOCK. TAKE THE ROAD LEFT, SOUTH, AND FOLLOW THE MAIN ROAD GS0803'FOR 1.4 MILES TO A FORK AND SIGN PANAMINT SPRINGS 17 DARWIN WASH. GS0803'TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND GO 1.2 MILES TO SIGN RESTRICTED U.S. GS0803'NAVY. CONTINUE ON THE ROAD FOR 9.9 MILES TO THE REMAINS OF GS0803'OLD STONE STRUCTURES ON THE RIGHT AND A TRACK ROAD LEFT. TURN GS0803'LEFT AND FOLLOW THE TRACK ROAD FOR 1.1 MILES TO THE END OF GS0803'TRUCK TRAVEL AT A SPRING. PACK UP THE RIDGE DIRECTLY ABOVE GS0803'THE SPRING AND CONTINUE UP THE RIDGE TO THE HIGHEST POINT GS0803'AND THE STATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. A 3 HOUR PACK. GS0803' GS0803'OBSERVATIONS MADE FROM A 1.3 METER TRIPOD. GS0803' GS0803'NOTE-A DESCRIPTION OF MATURANGO 2 COULD NOT BE LOCATED. HOWEVER GS0803'THE DESCRIPTION OF MATURANGO 1934 SEEMS TO FIT THIS MARK. GS0803'THE LIST OF GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONS GIVES ONLY MATURANGO 2. THE GS0803'OLD ANGLE WAS CHECKED WHEN THE 1950 OBSERVATIONS WERE TAKEN. GS0803 GS0803 STATION RECOVERY (1956) GS0803 GS0803'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (RLE) GS0803'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND ALL MARKS WERE GS0803'FOUND AND IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. GS0803' GS0803'THE STATION IS ON MATURANGO PEAK, THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE ARGUS GS0803'RANGE, ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF DARWIN AND 2 GS0803'MILES EAST OF THE OLD DARWIN TO BROWN ROAD. THIS AREA IS NOW GS0803'UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE NAVAL ORDINANCE TEST STATION, CHINA GS0803'LAKE, CALIFORNIA AND PERMISSION TO ENTER THE AREA MUST BE GS0803'OBTAINED FROM THE SECURITY SECTION AT CHINA LAKE. THE STATION GS0803'IS ABOUT 5 FEET LOWER THAN HIGHEST POINT, 25 FEET WEST OF THE GS0803'HIGHEST POINT AND 8 FEET EAST OF THE WESTERN EDGE. THE DISK GS0803'IS STAMPED MATURANGO 1934. GS0803' GS0803'TO REACH FROM DARWIN, GO WEST FOR 1 BLOCK TO T ROAD LEFT, GS0803'GO LEFT, SOUTH AND WESTERLY FOR 1.3 MILES TO FORK, TAKE RIGHT GS0803'FORK AND GO 1.1 MILES TO LOCKED GATE, CONTINUE FOR 8.7 MILES GS0803'TO SECOND LOCKED GATE, CONTINUE FOR 0.8 MILE TO THE REMAINS GS0803'OF SOME OLD STONE CORRALS ON THE RIGHT AND A T ROAD LEFT, GO GS0803'LEFT FOR 1 MILE TO A SPRING AND THE END OF THE ROAD, PACK UP GS0803'THE RIDGE AND FOLLOW NORTHEASTERLY AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY GS0803'TO HIGHEST POINT. FOR EASIEST PACKING KEEP TO THE CREST OF GS0803'THE RIDGES WHEREVER POSSIBLE. IT IS A 4 HOUR PACK TO STATION GS0803'AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. GS0803' GS0803'R.M. NO. 2 NOTE 12A IS ABOUT 5 FEET LOWER THAN STATION. THE GS0803'DISK IS STAMPED MATURANGO NO 2 1934. GS0803' GS0803'A USGS BM LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST POINT WAS CUT IN. THE DISK IS GS0803'UNSTAMPED. GS0803' GS0803'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A REFERENCE MARK, NOTE 12A IS 20 FEET WEST GS0803'OF THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE VICINITY. IT IS 6 FEET SOUTH OF GS0803'THE NORTH EDGE OF THE ROCK. THE DISK IS STAMPED MATURANGO GS0803'NO 3 1934.