National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = OCTOBER 24, 1999 HR2775 *********************************************************************** HR2775 DESIGNATION - SISTERS HR2775 PID - HR2775 HR2775 STATE/COUNTY- CA/FRESNO HR2775 USGS QUAD - DOGTOOTH PEAK (1988) HR2775 HR2775 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL HR2775 ___________________________________________________________________ HR2775* NAD 83(1992)- 37 08 28.46358(N) 119 03 38.93753(W) ADJUSTED HR2775* NAVD 88 - 3235.9 (meters) 10616. (feet) VERTCON HR2775 ___________________________________________________________________ HR2775 EPOCH DATE - 1991.35 HR2775 LAPLACE CORR- 12.95 (seconds) DEFLEC99 HR2775 GEOID HEIGHT- -25.64 (meters) GEOID99 HR2775 HR2775 HORZ ORDER - FIRST HR2775 HR2775.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods HR2775.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994. HR2775.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. HR2775.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence HR2775.of Year/Month/Day. HR2775 HR2775.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to HR2775.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) HR2775 HR2775.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. HR2775 HR2775.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99. HR2775 HR2775; North East Units Scale Converg. HR2775;SPC CA 4 - 2,298,598.34 6,543,939.66 sFT 0.99998113 -0 02 10.6 HR2775;SPC CA 4 - 700,614.176 1,994,596.799 MT 0.99998113 -0 02 10.6 HR2775;UTM 11 - 4,112,528.712 316,965.620 MT 1.00001271 -1 14 40.7 HR2775 HR2775: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az HR2775:SPC CA 4 - SISTERS AZ MK 318 19 26.3 HR2775:UTM 11 - SISTERS AZ MK 319 31 56.4 HR2775 HR2775|---------------------------------------------------------------------| HR2775| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | HR2775| dddmmss.s | HR2775| HR2776 10612 2.697 METERS 04455 | HR2775| HR2631 MT DARWIN APPROX.34.6 KM 0851019.8 | HR2775| SISTERS RM 2 14058 | HR2775| SISTERS AZ MK 3181715.7 | HR2775|---------------------------------------------------------------------| HR2775 HR2775 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL HR2775 HR2775 NAD 83(1986)- 37 08 28.47627(N) 119 03 38.92899(W) AD(1984.00) 1 HR2775 NAD 27 - 37 08 28.67905(N) 119 03 35.51663(W) AD( ) 1 HR2775 NGVD 29 - 3234.4 (m) 10612. (f) VERT ANG HR2775 HR2775.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. HR2775.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. HR2775.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. HR2775 HR2775 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By HR2775 HISTORY - 1950 MONUMENTED CGS HR2775 HISTORY - 1968 MONUMENTED CGS HR2775 HR2775 STATION DESCRIPTION HR2775 HR2775'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (RJS) HR2775'THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST AND MOST EASTERLY OF HR2775'THREE PEAKS THAT ARE LOCALLY KNOWN AS THE THREE SISTERS. HR2775'IT IS ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF SHAVER LAKE AND ABOUT 11 MILES HR2775'SOUTHEAST OF HUNTINGTON LAKE. THE BOULDER IN WHICH THE MARK HR2775'IS SET PROJECTS ABOUT 3 FEET. IT IS STAMPED SISTERS 1950. HR2775' HR2775'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE HR2775'STATION MARK. IT IS STAMPED SISTERS NO 1 1950. HR2775' HR2775'A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH MARK IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE HR2775'IN THE TOP OF A LARGE BOULDER. IT IS 0.68 METERS HIGHER THAN HR2775'THE STATION MARK. THE MARK IS STAMPED 10612. HR2775' HR2775'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWEST HR2775'OF THE THREE SISTERS. THE MARK IS STAMPED SISTERS 1950. HR2775' HR2775'TO REACH THE STATION FRM THE HUNTINGTON LAKE POST OFFICE, HR2775'GO EASTERLY ON STATE HIGHWAY 168 FOR 3.6 MILES TO A FORK AND HR2775'A SIGN D AND F PACK STATION 1/2 MILE. (HORSES AND PACK ANIMALS HR2775'CAN BE OBTAINED BY TAKING THE LEFT FORK AND FOLLOWING THE MAIN HR2775'ROAD FOR 0.65 MILE TO THE D AND F PACK STATION.) TO CONTINUE HR2775'TO THE STATION KEEP THE RIGHT FORK, STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND GO HR2775'4.05 MILES TO A DIRT ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND A SIGN BADGER HR2775'FLAT CAMP GROUND. TURN RIGHT AND GO 0.45 MILE TO THE CAMP HR2775'GROUND AND THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. WITH HORSES, CROSS THE HR2775'STREAM, PICK UP THE TRAIL AND FOLLOW IT FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 HR2775'HOURS TO A TRAIL FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AND FOLLOW IT HR2775'FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR TO A TRAIL FORK AND A SIGN RED MTN. HR2775'TRAIL. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND FOLLOW IT TO ANOTHER FORK HR2775'AT THE CORNER OF A WIRE FENCE. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK WHICH HR2775'FOLLOWS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE FENCE FOR A SHORT HR2775'DISTANCE, THEN CONTINUES SOUTHERLY UP THE MEADOW AND RIDGE TO HR2775'SIGNS HUNTINGTON 15-1/2 AND DINKEY LAKE 1/2. CONTINUE UP HR2775'THE TRAIL FOR ABOUT 100 YARDS TO A FORK AND SIGN UPPER DINKEY HR2775'LAKE 1 1/2. TAKE THE LEFT FORK AND GO TO A FORK AT THE HR2775'NORTH END OF CLIFF LAKE. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK, PASSING HR2775'AROUND THE LAKE AND THEN UP A CANYON, TO ISLAND LAKE. HR2775'FOLLOW THE TRAIL AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAKE AND THE HR2775'END OF HORSE TRAVEL. PACK SOUTHERLY UP THE STEEP, HR2775'ROCKY SLOPE TO THE HIGHEST POINT AND THE STATION AS HR2775'DESCRIBED ABOVE. A 3-1/2 HOUR HORSE PACK AND A 45 MINUTE HR2775'BACK PACK. HR2775' HR2775'TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, PACK NORTHWEST HR2775'ALONG THE RIDGE TO THE SUMMIT OF THE FIRST POINT AND THE HR2775'MARK AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. A 5 MINUTE PACK. HR2775 HR2775 STATION RECOVERY (1968) HR2775 HR2775'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 (CAA) HR2775'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL HR2775'SURVEY BENCH MARK WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. A HELICOPTER HR2775'WAS USED TO REACH THE STATION AT THIS TIME. THE AZIMUTH MARK HR2775'WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR. THE 1950 TO REACH WAS NOT CHECKED. STATION HR2775'WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THIS TIME AND DISTANCE AND DIRECTION HR2775'TO THE MARKS WAS NOT CHECKED. HR2775' HR2775'STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST AND MOST EASTERLY ONE OF HR2775'THREE PEAKS THAT ARE LOCALLY KNOWN AS THE THREE SISTERS. HR2775'IT IS ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF SHAVER LAKE AND 11 MILES SOUTHEAST HR2775'OF HUNTINGTON LAKE. THE BOULDER IN WHICH THE MARK IS SET HR2775'PROJECTS ABOUT 3 FEET. THE DISK IS STAMPED SISTERS 1950. HR2775' HR2775'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 1 IS ABOUT 1 FOOT HIGHER THAN THE STATION HR2775'MARK AND THE DISK IS STAMPED SISTERS NO 1 1950. HR2775' HR2775'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER 2 IS A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BENCH HR2775'MARK DISK, SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE TOP OF A LARGE BOULDER. HR2775'IT IS 0.68 METERS HIGHER THAN THE STATION MARK, AND THE DISK HR2775'IS STAMPED 10612. HR2775' HR2775'THE 1950 DESCRIPTION OF THE AZIMUTH MARK IS AS FOLLOWS-- HR2775' HR2775'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE MIDDLE AND ON HR2775'THE LOWEST OF THE THREE SISTERS. THE MARK IS STAMPED SISTERS HR2775'1950. HR2775' HR2775'TO REACH THE AZIMUTH MARK FROM THE STATION, PACK NORTHWEST HR2775'ALONG THE TOP OF RIDGE TO THE SUMMIT OF THE FIRST POINT AND THE HR2775'MARK AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. A 5 MINUTE PACK. HR2775' HR2775'THE STATION WAS REACHED BY HELICOPTER FROM THE PORTAL FOREBAY HR2775'LAKE HELICOPTER, WHICHIS ABOUT 1-1/2 MILES WEST OF THE HIGH HR2775'SIERRA RANGER STATION, BY FLYING SOUTH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES HR2775'TO A SMALL SADDLE ON THE EAST SHOULDER OF THE MOST EASTERLY HR2775'AND HIGHEST ONE OF THE THREE PEAKS, THENCE PACK WESTERLY HR2775'TO THE HIGHEST POINT AND STATION. ABOUT A 20 MINUTE PACK.