National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = AUGUST 20, 2002 KS1520 *********************************************************************** KS1520 DESIGNATION - SIERRA KS1520 PID - KS1520 KS1520 STATE/COUNTY- CA/SIERRA KS1520 USGS QUAD - SIERRA CITY (1981) KS1520 KS1520 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL KS1520 ___________________________________________________________________ KS1520* NAD 83(1992)- 39 35 36.73851(N) 120 38 48.79252(W) ADJUSTED KS1520* NAVD 88 - 2618.3 (meters) 8590. (feet) VERTCON KS1520 ___________________________________________________________________ KS1520 EPOCH DATE - 1991.35 KS1520 LAPLACE CORR- 4.13 (seconds) DEFLEC99 KS1520 GEOID HEIGHT- -23.36 (meters) GEOID99 KS1520 KS1520 HORZ ORDER - SECOND KS1520 KS1520.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods KS1520.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994. KS1520.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. KS1520.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence KS1520.of Year/Month/Day. KS1520 KS1520.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to KS1520.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.) KS1520 KS1520.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections. KS1520 KS1520.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99. KS1520 KS1520; North East Units Scale Converg. KS1520;SPC CA 2 - 714,762.714 2,116,220.097 MT 0.99995405 +0 51 11.1 KS1520;SPC CA 2 - 2,345,017.34 6,942,965.43 sFT 0.99995405 +0 51 11.1 KS1520;SPC CA 1 - 529,791.800 2,116,239.883 MT 1.00012708 +0 53 05.2 KS1520;SPC CA 1 - 1,738,158.60 6,943,030.35 sFT 1.00012708 +0 53 05.2 KS1520;UTM 10 - 4,385,290.816 702,057.673 MT 1.00010268 +1 30 00.8 KS1520 KS1520: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az KS1520:SPC CA 2 - SIERRA AZ MK 198 43 25.1 KS1520:SPC CA 1 - SIERRA AZ MK 198 41 31.0 KS1520:UTM 10 - SIERRA AZ MK 198 04 35.4 KS1520 KS1520|---------------------------------------------------------------------| KS1520| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az | KS1520| dddmmss.s | KS1520| DB7784 SIERRA RM 1 5.890 METERS 01827 | KS1520| KS1518 HASKELL PEAK CAIRN APPROX.11.1 KM 0463430.7 | KS1520| DB7783 SIERRA AZ MK 1993436.2 | KS1520| DB7785 SIERRA RM 2 5.168 METERS 25407 | KS1520| KS1523 SIERRA BUTTES USFS 1949 7.991 METERS 35009 | KS1520| KS1521 SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT TWR 1949 5.020 METERS 35524 | KS1520|---------------------------------------------------------------------| KS1520 KS1520 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL KS1520 KS1520 NAD 83(1986)- 39 35 36.73484(N) 120 38 48.77565(W) AD(1984.00) 2 KS1520 NAD 27 - 39 35 37.10100(N) 120 38 44.99700(W) AD( ) 2 KS1520 NGVD 29 - 2617.2 (m) 8587. (f) VERT ANG KS1520 KS1520.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. KS1520.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. KS1520.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. KS1520 KS1520_MARKER: DO = NOT SPECIFIED OR SEE DESCRIPTION KS1520_SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER KS1520 KS1520 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By KS1520 HISTORY - 1949 MONUMENTED CGS KS1520 KS1520 STATION DESCRIPTION KS1520 KS1520'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1949 (WRH) KS1520'THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF A ROCKY MOUNTAIN KS1520'THAT IS KNOWN AS SIERRA BUTTES. THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE HAS KS1520'TWO FIRE LOOKOUT STATIONS ON THIS MOUNTAIN. IT IS ABOUT 31 KS1520'MILES AIRLINE NORTHWEST OF TRUCKEE, ABOUT 34 MILES AIRLINE KS1520'NORTHEAST OF GRASS VALLEY, AND ABOUT 2 MILES AIRLINE NORTH OF KS1520'SIERRA CITY. KS1520' KS1520'THE STATION IS 8 FEET WEST OF A WIRE FENCE AND 12.5 FEET SOUTH KS1520'OF THE SOUTHEAST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER. IT IS A STANDARD KS1520'DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES KS1520'ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS STAMPED--SIERRA 1949. KS1520' KS1520'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS 3.5 FEET WEST OF THE EDGE OF A CLIFF KS1520'AND 4 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHEAST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER. IT KS1520'IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK THAT HAS A KS1520'LARGE FLAT SURFACE. THE DISK IS STAMPED--SIERRA NO 1 1949. KS1520' KS1520'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS 26 FEET SOUTH OF A METAL FLAGPOLE KS1520'AND 19.5 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST LEG OF THE LOOKOUT KS1520'TOWER. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE KS1520'BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK KS1520'IS STAMPED--SIERRA NO 2 1949. KS1520' KS1520'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS 4 FEET WEST OF A SMALL CAIRN, 25 FEET SOUTH KS1520'OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE SIERRA BUTTES ROAD, 25 FEET WEST OF KS1520'THE CENTER LINE OF A TRACK ROAD, AND 13 FEET EAST OF A 10-INCH KS1520'PINE TREE. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN A KS1520'BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE DISK IS KS1520'STAMPED--SIERRA 1949. TO REACH THE MARK FROM THE TOWN OF KS1520'SIERRA CITY GO NORTHERLY ON THE SIERRA BUTTES ROAD FOR 2 MILES KS1520'TO A TRACK ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND THE MARK ON THE RIGHT AS KS1520'DESCRIBED. KS1520' KS1520'SIERRA BUTTES (USDA) IS 5.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTHWEST LEG OF KS1520'THE LOOKOUT TOWER. IT IS A STANDARD DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE KS1520'IN BEDROCK. THE DISK IS STAMPED--F.S.M. L.B.L. SIERRA BUTTES KS1520'ELEV. 1939. KS1520' KS1520'THE SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT TOWER IS AN 8-FOOT SQUARE METAL HOUSE KS1520'THAT IS SUPPORTED BY AN 8-FOOT STEEL PLATFORM. THE ROOF OF THE KS1520'BUILDING IS A FLAT ROOF. THE TOWER IS PAINTED WHITE. THE KS1520'CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER WILL SERVE AS THE SUBSTITUTE KS1520'STATION AND IS 0.92 METER HIGHER THAN THE STATION. KS1520' KS1520'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE TOWN OF SIERRA CITY GO NORTHERLY KS1520'AS PER SIGN SIERRA BUTTES L.O. TRAIL 5-1/2 FOR 4.9 MILES TO KS1520'A FORK. TAKE THE RIGHT FORK AS PER SIGN SIERRA BUTTES L.O. KS1520'TRAIL 1/2 AND GO 0.5 MILE TO THE SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT TRAIL KS1520'ON THE RIGHT. FROM THIS POINT PACK EASTERLY ON THE TRAIL AS KS1520'PER SIGN SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT 2 TO THE SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT KS1520'HOUSE THAT IS ON A LOW ROCKY LEDGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE KS1520'MOUNTAIN. GO ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND CLIMB KS1520'A STAIRWAY TO THE TRAIL THROUGH THE ROCKS. FOLLOW THE TRAIL KS1520'THROUGH THE ROCKS TO A LONG WOODEN STAIRWAY. CLIMB THE KS1520'STAIRWAY TO THE SUMMIT OF THE SIERRA BUTTES MOUNTAIN, THE KS1520'SIERRA BUTTES LOOKOUT TOWER AND THE STATION AS DESCRIBED. KS1520'NOTE--THE PACK WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 2 HOURS. KS1520' KS1520'HEIGHT OF LIGHT ABOVE STATION MARK 1.67 METERS.