National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = DECEMBER 6, 2002 ES0971 *********************************************************************** ES0971 DESIGNATION - DIAMOND POINT ES0971 PID - ES0971 ES0971 STATE/COUNTY- AZ/GILA ES0971 USGS QUAD - DIAMOND POINT (1973) ES0971 ES0971 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL ES0971 ___________________________________________________________________ ES0971* NAD 83(1992)- 34 17 15.08004(N) 111 11 33.87555(W) ADJUSTED ES0971* NAVD 88 - 1946.7 (meters) 6387. (feet) VERTCON ES0971 ___________________________________________________________________ ES0971 LAPLACE CORR- 4.44 (seconds) DEFLEC99 ES0971 GEOID HEIGHT- -25.05 (meters) GEOID99 ES0971 ES0971 HORZ ORDER - FIRST ES0971 ES0971.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods ES0971.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in August 1993. ES0971 ES0971.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to ES0971.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) ES0971 ES0971.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. ES0971 ES0971.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99. ES0971 ES0971; North East Units Scale Converg. ES0971;SPC AZ E - 365,020.606 118,894.301 MT 1.00000996 -0 34 41.1 ES0971;UTM 12 - 3,794,053.429 482,260.765 MT 0.99960388 -0 06 30.9 ES0971 ES0971: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az ES0971:SPC AZ E - DIAMOND POINT AZ MK RESET 163 05 07.7 ES0971:UTM 12 - DIAMOND POINT AZ MK RESET 162 36 57.5 ES0971 ES0971|---------------------------------------------------------------------| ES0971| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | ES0971| dddmmss.s | ES0971| CH3048 DIAMOND POINT RM 1 4.731 METERS 07404 | ES0971| CH3047 DIAMOND POINT AZ MK RESET 1623026.6 | ES0971| CH3046 DIAMOND POINT AZ MK 1691410.0 | ES0971| CH3049 DIAMOND POINT RM 2 5.538 METERS 32201 | ES0971|---------------------------------------------------------------------| ES0971 ES0971 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL ES0971 ES0971 NAD 83(1986)- 34 17 15.07484(N) 111 11 33.88300(W) AD( ) 1 ES0971 NAD 27 - 34 17 14.95400(N) 111 11 31.40100(W) AD( ) 1 ES0971 NGVD 29 - 1945.9 (m) 6384. (f) VERT ANG ES0971 ES0971.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. ES0971.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. ES0971.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. ES0971 ES0971_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 12SVC8226194053(NAD 83) ES0971_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK ES0971_SETTING: 66 = SET IN ROCK OUTCROP ES0971_STABILITY: A = MOST RELIABLE AND EXPECTED TO HOLD ES0971+STABILITY: POSITION/ELEVATION WELL ES0971 ES0971 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By ES0971 HISTORY - 1946 MONUMENTED CGS ES0971 HISTORY - 1960 GOOD CGS ES0971 HISTORY - 1968 GOOD AMS ES0971 HISTORY - 1971 GOOD USAF ES0971 HISTORY - 1972 GOOD NGS ES0971 HISTORY - 1981 GOOD AZDT ES0971 HISTORY - 1984 GOOD AZDT ES0971 ES0971 STATION DESCRIPTION ES0971 ES0971'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1946 (CAE) ES0971'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES AIRLINE EAST-NORTHEAST OF ES0971'PAYSON, ON A BARE PROMINENT POINT ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF THE ES0971'TONTO CREEK ROAD, AT THE FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER KNOWN ES0971'AS DIAMOND POINT LOOKOUT. ES0971' ES0971'MARK IS ON HIGHEST PART OF POINT, 20-1/2 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE ES0971'CENTER OF THE LOOKOUT AND 9.5 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE ES0971'SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE TOWER. IT IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED ES0971'DIAMOND PT 1946. ES0971' ES0971'REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE STATION. IT IS ES0971'A STANDARD REFERENCE MARK DISK, STAMPED DIAMOND PT NO 1 1946, ES0971'CEMENTED IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE CISTERN WHICH IS ABOUT ES0971'2 FEET HIGH. ES0971' ES0971'REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS NORTHWEST OF THE STATION. A STANDARD ES0971'REFERENCE MARK DISK, STAMPED DIAMOND PT NO 2 1946, SET IN ES0971'DRILL HOLE IN OUTCROPPING BEDROCK, 3 INCHES ABOVE GROUND. ES0971' ES0971'AZIMUTH MARK IS 1 MILE SOUTH OF STATION, A STANDARD AZIMUTH ES0971'DISK, STAMPED DIAMOND PT 1946, SET IN SOUTH CONCRETE HEADWALL ES0971'OF A CATTLE GUARD ON THE TONTO CREEK ROAD. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1960) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 (NES) ES0971'ALL MARKS WERE RECOVERD IN GOOD CONDITION AS DESCRIBED. ES0971'A NEW AZIMUTH MARK WAS SET AND THE ORIGINAL DESTROYED TO MAKE ES0971'ROOM FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT. ES0971' ES0971'REACHED FROM THE ROAD JUNCTION IN THE NORTH PART OF PAYSON ES0971'BY GOING EASTERLY AS PER SIGNS TONOTO HORTON 18, YOUNG 54 ES0971'AND HEBER 52, FOR 8.5 MILES TO A CATTLE GUARD, CONTINUE AHEAD ES0971'FOR 0.15 MILE TO A HIGHWAY CUT AND THE MARK ON THE RIGHT. ES0971'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED DIAMOND POINT ES0971'RESET 1960, SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ES0971'10 INCHES. IT IS 75 FEET SOUTH OF THE TOP OF THE HIGHWAY ES0971'CUT, 35 FEET SOUTH OF A LARGE JUNIPER AND 3 FEET EAST OF A ES0971'3-FOOT CAIRN. ES0971' ES0971'TO REACH THE STATION, CONTINUE EASTERLY FOR 6.85 MILES TO A ES0971'FIRE-CONTROL ROAD, TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW THE BLADED ROAD FOR ES0971'4.1 MILES TO A JUNCTION, TURN LEFT AS PER SIGN DIAMOND POINT ES0971'L.O. 4, AND GO 4.0 MILES TO THE LOOKOUT TOWER AND THE STATION. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1968) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY US ARMY MAP SERVICE (NOW DMA) 1968 (JMH) ES0971'STATION WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH THE FOLLOWING ES0971'REVISIONS. SIGNS TONTO HORTON 18, YOUNG 54 AND HEBER 52 WERE ES0971'REPLACE BY SIGNS HEBER, SNOWFLAKE AND ARIZ. 160. THERE IS ALSO ES0971'A NEW CATTLE GUARD 2 MILES WEST OF THE AZ. MK. ES0971' ES0971'AZIMUTH MARK RESET 1960, REFERENCE MARK NO 1 AND NO 2 WERE ES0971'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1971) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY US AIR FORCE 1971 (JFW) ES0971'DIAMOND POINT 1946-GOOD. ES0971' ES0971'DIAMOND POINT NO 1 1946-GOOD. ES0971' ES0971'DIAMOND POINT NO 2 1946-GOOD FACE OF MARKER WAS SCARED UP. ES0971' ES0971'TO REACH STATION DIAMOND POINT FROM PAYSON PROCEED EAST ON ES0971'STATE HIGHWAY 160/260 FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES. TURN LEFT ES0971'ON CONTROL ROAD FOR 4.4 MILES TO INTERSECTION. TURN LEFT ES0971'FOR 0.2 MILES TO FORK. TAKE LEFT FORK AND FOLLOW TO THE END ES0971'OF THE ROAD AND DIAMOND POINT LOOKOUT TOWER PARKING LOT. WALK ES0971'SOUTH 150 FEET TO THE TOWER AND THE STATION. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1972) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1972 (DP) ES0971'REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF US 87 AND ARIZ. 260 PROCEED EAST ON 260 ES0971'FOR 16.05 MILES TO CONTROL ROAD, LEFT, TURN LEFT AND PROCEED FOR ES0971'4.45 MILES TO ROAD LEFT AND SIGN DIAMOND POINT 4 MILES, TURN LEFT ES0971'AND PROCEED FOR 0.25 MILES TO FORK TAKEN LEFT FORK AND PROCEED ES0971'FOR 3.75 MILES TO DIAMOND POINT LOOKOUT TOWER AND THE STATION ES0971'ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TOWER. NOTE THERE IS A LOCKED GATE ES0971'APPROX. 800 FT. BEFORE REACHING THE TOWER, A KEY CAN BE SECURED ES0971'FROM THE PAYSON FOREST SERVICE STATION. ES0971' ES0971'THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF PAYSON, ON A ES0971'BASE PROMINENT POINT. THE STATION AND THE REFERENCE MARKS WERE ES0971'RECOVERED, BUT THE AZ. MARK WAS NOT RECOVERED AT THIS TIME, THE ES0971'RESURFACING OF THE ROAD PROBABLY DESTROYED THE AZIMUTH MARK. ES0971' ES0971'THE STATION IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE APPROX 1-1/2 INCHES BELOW THE ES0971'SURFACE. RM NO. 1 IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ES0971'A CONCRETE WATER HOLDING TANK APPROX 2 FT. ABOVE THE STATION. RM ES0971'NO. 2 IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A ROCK APPROX 2 INCHES ABOVE THE ES0971'SURFACE. ES0971' ES0971'THE STATION IS 20.5 FT. SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE TOWER AND ES0971'9.5 FT. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE TOWER. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1981) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1981 (GH) ES0971'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARKS AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED ES0971'AS DESCRIBED IN 1960. A NEW ROUTE TO THE STATION FOLLOWS. ES0971' ES0971'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN PAYSON, TRAVEL EAST ALONG ES0971'MAIN STREET FOR 0.6 MILE TO STATE ROUTE 87 AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TURN ES0971'LEFT ALONG SR 87 FOR 0.75 MILE TO JUNCTION WITH SR 87 AND SR 260. ES0971'TURN RIGHT ALONG SR 260 AND TRAVEL EAST FOR 15.0 MILES TO SERVICE ROAD ES0971'ON THE LEFT. TURN LEFT FOR 5.0 MILES TO TONTO VILLAGE, BEAR LEFT OVER ES0971'A CONCRETE LINED CREEK FORD AND FOLLOW MAIN ROAD 4 MILES TO A LOCKED ES0971'GATE BELOW THE DIAMOND POINT LOOKOUT TOWER AND STATION. A KEY CAN BE ES0971'OBTAINED FROM THE RANGER STATION IN PAYSON. ES0971 ES0971 STATION RECOVERY (1984) ES0971 ES0971'RECOVERY NOTE BY ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1984 (BK) ES0971'THE STATION WAS RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED BY AZDT IN 1982.