National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = AUGUST 14, 2004 JM0478 *********************************************************************** JM0478 DESIGNATION - MOUNT WAAS RESET JM0478 PID - JM0478 JM0478 STATE/COUNTY- UT/GRAND JM0478 USGS QUAD - MOUNT WAAS (1985) JM0478 JM0478 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL JM0478 ___________________________________________________________________ JM0478* NAD 83(1994)- 38 32 20.81817(N) 109 13 40.16923(W) ADJUSTED JM0478* NAVD 88 - 3753.8 (meters) 12316. (feet) VERTCON JM0478 ___________________________________________________________________ JM0478 LAPLACE CORR- 6.60 (seconds) DEFLEC99 JM0478 GEOID HEIGHT- -18.36 (meters) GEOID03 JM0478 JM0478 HORZ ORDER - FIRST JM0478 JM0478.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods JM0478.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in November 1997. JM0478 JM0478.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to JM0478.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) JM0478 JM0478.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. JM0478 JM0478.The geoid height was determined by GEOID03. JM0478 JM0478; North East Units Scale Factor Converg. JM0478;SPC UT C - 2,025,363.770 698,109.690 MT 1.00015200 +1 27 19.8 JM0478;SPC UT S - 3,210,228.031 698,088.938 MT 1.00003807 +1 23 31.7 JM0478;UTM 12 - 4,267,122.324 654,451.867 MT 0.99989378 +1 06 15.7 JM0478 JM0478! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor JM0478!SPC UT C - 0.99941423 x 1.00015200 = 0.99956614 JM0478!SPC UT S - 0.99941423 x 1.00003807 = 0.99945228 JM0478!UTM 12 - 0.99941423 x 0.99989378 = 0.99930807 JM0478 JM0478: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az JM0478:SPC UT C - MOUNT WAAS AZ MK 139 43 41.5 JM0478:SPC UT S - MOUNT WAAS AZ MK 139 47 29.6 JM0478:UTM 12 - MOUNT WAAS AZ MK 140 04 45.6 JM0478 JM0478|---------------------------------------------------------------------| JM0478| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | JM0478| dddmmss.s | JM0478| CM7687 MOUNT WAAS AZ MK 1411101.3 | JM0478| CM7688 MOUNT WAAS RM 2 28.345 METERS 16259 | JM0478| JM0497 LA SALLE MIDDLE PEAK APPROX. 8.4 KM 1833738.1 | JM0478| JM0508 MOUNT TUKUHNIKIVATZ NW PEAK CAIRN APPROX.11.4 KM 1941045.9 | JM0478| JM0477 LA SALLE NORTH PEAK CAIRN APPROX. 1.3 KM 3563231.5 | JM0478|---------------------------------------------------------------------| JM0478 JM0478 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL JM0478 JM0478 NAD 83(1994)- 38 32 20.81019(N) 109 13 40.17146(W) AD( ) 1 JM0478 NAD 83(1986)- 38 32 20.80845(N) 109 13 40.16713(W) AD( ) 1 JM0478 NAD 27 - 38 32 20.85683(N) 109 13 37.75049(W) AD( ) 1 JM0478 NGVD 29 (07/19/86) 3752.3 (m) 12311. (f) VERT ANG JM0478 JM0478.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. JM0478.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. JM0478.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. JM0478 JM0478_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 12SXH5445267122(NAD 83) JM0478_MARKER: B = BOLT JM0478_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT JM0478 JM0478 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By JM0478 HISTORY - 1934 MONUMENTED CGS JM0478 HISTORY - 1934 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS JM0478 HISTORY - 1936 GOOD USGS JM0478 HISTORY - 1937 SEE DESCRIPTION CGS JM0478 HISTORY - 1958 GOOD CGS JM0478 JM0478 STATION DESCRIPTION JM0478 JM0478'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 JM0478'ABOUT 20 MILES E OF MOAB, IN LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST, ON HIGHEST JM0478'POINT, OF MOUNT WAAS (THIRD PROMINENT PEAK FROM N END OF LA SAL JM0478'MOUNTAINS). TO REACH FROM MOAB, GO N ON U.S. HIGHWAY 450 TO JM0478'COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE. TURN RIGHT AND GO 15.5 MILES UP S SIDE JM0478'OF RIVER, TURN RIGHT AND GO 9.5 MILES TO CASTLETON, CONTINUE JM0478'STRAIGHT AHEAD (E) 8.9 MILES ON MAIN-TRAVELED ROAD UP MOUNTAIN JM0478'TO LOG CABIN ON E SIDE OF ROAD, CONTINUE PAST CABIN 1.8 MILES, JM0478'TURN RIGHT AND CROSS BRIDGE, FOLLOW DIM ROAD 4.0 MILES TO END JM0478'OF TRUCK TRAVEL. GO W UP SIDE OF MOUNTAIN TO N OF MOUNT WAAS, JM0478'FOLLOW RIDGE AND ASCEND PEAK FROM NW SIDE TO STATION SITE. JM0478'ORIGINALLY MARKED BY CROSS CUT IN COPPER BOLT WHICH WAS JM0478'LEADED INTO DRILL HOLE IN ROCK BETWEEN BASES OF THREE SMALL JM0478'BRICK PIERS USED FOR MOUNTING INSTRUMENT. STATION WAS JM0478'REOCCUPIED (PROBABLY BY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY) PRIOR TO 1931, JM0478'AND CONCRETE BLOCK WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE THREE PIERS. IN JM0478'1931, STATION WAS REMARKED BY STANDARD STATION DISK. JM0478'ORIGINAL REFERENCE MARKS WERE PROBABLY DRILL HOLES IN ROCK, JM0478'AT FOLLOWING DISTANCES AND BEARINGS FROM STATION--2.24 JM0478'METERS (7.3 FEET), S 3 DEG 58 MIN W. 2.29 METERS (7.5 FEET), JM0478'N 75 DEG 41 MIN W. 2.18 METERS (7.2 FT), N 06 DEG 37 MIN E. AND 2.21 JM0478'METERS (7.3 FEET), S 84 DEG 15 MIN E. MOUNT WAAS ASTRONOMIC JM0478'STATION (CONCRETE PIER) WAS 28.213 METERS (92.56 FEET) FROM JM0478'STATION S 31 DEG E. IN 1934 A REFERENCE MARK JM0478'DESCRIBED AS REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WAS RECOVERED (ORIGIN JM0478'UNKNOWN) 28.658 METERS (94.02 FEET) FROM STATION JM0478'S 17 DEG 01 DEG E. BEARING FROM STATION TO MOUNT PEALE JM0478'(CAIRN) IS S 14 DEG 11 MIN W. JM0478 JM0478 STATION RECOVERY (1936) JM0478 JM0478'RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1936 JM0478'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. JM0478 JM0478 STATION RECOVERY (1937) JM0478 JM0478'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1937 (FGJ) JM0478'ALL MARKS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. STATION IS ABOUT 17 JM0478'MILES S BY E OF MOAB, UTAH ON THE SUMMIT OF MT. WAAS, WHICH JM0478'IS THE THIRD MAIN PEAK FROM THE E END OF THE LA SAL MOUNTAIN JM0478'RANGE. THE MARK IS A STANDARD COAST AND GEODETIC DISK STAMPED JM0478'1893-1931-1934, SET IN A MASS OF CONCRETE 2-1/2 FEET SQUARE. JM0478'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN AN JM0478'IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE PROBABLY IN THE STUB OF THE OLD JM0478'ASTRONOMICAL PIER. IT IS 28.345 METERS SE OF THE STATION. JM0478'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 NOT RECOVERED DUE TO LACK OF OLD JM0478'DESCRIPTION AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. AZIMUTH MARK IS SE OF THE JM0478'STATION ON THE FIRST HIGH RIDGE TO THE S OF THE STATION. IT JM0478'IS ABOUT 1/4 MILE AND IS A STANDARD BRONZE DISK STAMPED MT. JM0478'WAAS 1937. IT IS SET IN AN IRREGULAR MASS OF CONCRETE JM0478'FLUSH WITH SURFACE OF THE GROUND. JM0478' JM0478'TO REACH FROM MOAB GO S ON U.S. HIGHWAY 450 FOR ABOUT 9 MILES JM0478'TO FORK (JUNCTION WITH MOUNTAIN DRIVE ROAD AND U.S. HIGHWAY JM0478'450). TURN LEFT ON MOUNTAIN DRIVE ROAD AND FOLLOW THE JM0478'MAIN-TRAVELED ROAD TO TOP OF MOUNTAIN AND FORK WITH SIGN JM0478'CASELTON 16 MILES. TAKE LEFT FORK (CASTLETON ROAD) AND GO JM0478'5 MILES TO FORK WITH SIGN CASTLETON 11 MILES. TAKE LEFT FORK JM0478'AND CONTINUE ON CASTLETON ROAD FOR 5 MILES TO A SHARP LEFT TURN JM0478'AND A LARGE GALVANIZED WATERING TROUGH ON THE RIGHT. CONTINUE JM0478'ON ROAD FOR 0.15 MILE TO OLD WAGON ROAD TO RIGHT. THIS IS JM0478'THE MINERS BASIN ROAD AND THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL. GO E ON JM0478'THIS ROAD WHICH DEGENERATES INTO A TRAIL UP THE N SIDE OF CREEK JM0478'ABOUT 4 MILES TO MINERS BASIN. HERE BEAR LEFT ON THE MAIN JM0478'TRAIL PAST THE MOST NORTHERLY CABIN, ACROSS MEADOW. THENCE JM0478'ALONG SIDE OF RIDGE TO SADDLE. KEEP LEFT FORK OF TRAIL AND JM0478'DROP DOWN INTO BATCHELORS BASIN. BEAR RIGHT AND FOLLOW JM0478'SMALL STREAM ABOUT 0.5 MILE TO END OF HORSE TRAVEL ON LOW JM0478'RIDGE ABOVE A SMALL MEADOW ABOUT 1/4 MILE N OF SHEER CLIFF JM0478'AT THE S END OF THE BASIN. HERE GO N TO STEEP SLOPE COVERED JM0478'WITH SHALE ROCK. CLIMB SLOPE AND STRIKE TRAIL ABOUT 100 JM0478'YARDS FROM BOTTOM. FOLLOW THIS TRAIL IN A GENERAL EASTERLY JM0478'DIRECTION TO A SADDLE AT THE N END OF PEAK. CONTINUE ON JM0478'WELL MARKED TRAIL SOUTHERLY TO TOP OF PEAK AND STATION. JM0478'ABOUT 1 MILE FROM END OF HORSE TRAVEL, AND 1 HOUR HARD PACK. JM0478 JM0478 STATION RECOVERY (1958) JM0478 JM0478'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (JDA) JM0478'STATION, REFERENCE MARK 2 AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED JM0478'AND IN GOOD CONDITION. JM0478' JM0478'STATION WAS REACHED BY RECONNAISSANCE PARTY BY NEW ROUTE, AND JM0478'PACKING UP FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.