USGS Survey Mark Datasheets - California
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Palo Alto
Iverson's Ranch to Tar Creek
(1899) 1 page
Santa Clara-La Honda Creek to
Palo Alto (1899) 1 page
Half Moon Bay (1899) 1
page
San Francisquito Creek
(1956) 1 page
Southern Pacific Railroad
crossing (1960) 1 page
Mountain View to San Jose
(1960) 1 page
San Jose to Saratoga (1960)
1 page
Cupertino (1966) 1 page
USC&GS benchmark (1968)
1 page
Total PDF: 9 pages, 265KB
San Jose
Los Gatos to Mt. Hamilton
(1948) 2 pages
Mt. Hamilton to Berryessa
(1948) 2 pages
Milpitas to Livermore (1948)
5 pages
Palo Alto (1960) 2
pages
Palo Alto (1966) 1 page
Total PDF: 12 pages, 434KB
Yosemite and Vicinity
| Yosemite Valley | ||
|---|---|---|
| Yosemite Valley Rim | ||
| Summaries (1952) 3 pages, 116KB |
||
| El Portal to Hetch Hetchy | ||
| Summaries (1969) 1 page, 54KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 4 pages, 247KB |
|
| Mirror Lake to Happy Isles | ||
| Original Descriptions
(1933) 3 pages, 173KB |
Summaries (1969) 1 page, 46KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 2 pages, 111KB |
| Happy Isles to Pohono Bridge | ||
| Original Descriptions (1933) Part A 2 pages, 130KB Part B 7 pages, 939KB Part C 5 pages, 678KB Part D 9 pages, 831KB |
Summaries (1969) Part A 1 page, 58KB Part B 3 pages, 158KB Part C 2 pages, 109KB Part D 3 pages, 136KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 10 pages, 634KB |
| Pohono Bridge to Tenaya Bridge | ||
| Original Descriptions (1933) Part A 8 pages, 651KB Part B 8 pages, 900KB Part C 6 pages, 857KB |
Summaries (1969) Part A 3 pages, 148KB Part B 3 pages, 160KB Part C 2 pages, 92KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 11 pages, 715KB |
| Clark's Bridge | ||
| Original Descriptions
(1933) 2 pages, 258KB |
Summaries (1969) 1 page, 19KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 1 page, 52KB |
| New Village to Stoneman Bridge | ||
| Original Descriptions
(1933) 6 pages, 698KB |
Summaries (1969) 2 pages, 77KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 3 pages, 160KB |
| Chinquapin/Wawona | ||
| Wawona-Old Village Rd jct. to South Entrance | ||
| Summaries (1969) 13 pages, 571KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 34 pages, 1.9MB |
|
| South Entrance | ||
| Summaries (1969) 2 pages, 66KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 2 pages, 141KB |
|
| Big Trees Ranger Station | ||
| Summaries (1969) 3 pages, 123KB |
Recovery Notes
(1986) 3 pages, 165KB |
|
| Tioga Pass Road | ||
| Hetch Hetchy Reservoir 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 455 includes the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Ten Lakes, Tamarack Flat, and Yosemite Falls 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1970) 1 page, 20KB |
Recovery Notes (1986) 1 page, 48KB |
|
| Tuolumne Meadows 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 454 includes the Falls Ridge, Tioga Pass, Tenaya Lake, and Vogelsang Peak 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1954) 2 pages, 84KB |
Recovery Notes (1986) 3 pages, 104KB |
|
| Mono Craters 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 453 includes the Mount Dana, Lee Vining, Koip Peak, and June Lake 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1963) 6 pages, 152KB |
Recovery Notes (1985) 2 pages, 36KB |
|
| Highway 120 | ||
| Lake Eleanor 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 456 includes the Cherry Lake South, Lake Eleanor, Ascension Mountain, and Ackerson Mountain 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1961) 4 pages, 268KB |
Recovery Notes (1986) 11 pages, 344KB |
|
| Tuolumne 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 457 includes the Tuolumne, Duckwall Mountain, Groveland, and Jawbone Ridge 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1961) 16 pages, 632KB |
Recovery Notes (1979) 1 page, 28KB |
|
| Sonora 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 458 includes the Sonora, Standard, Chinese Camp, and Moccasin 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1961) 10 pages, 372KB |
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| El Portal/Mariposa | ||
| El Portal 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 438 includes the Kinsley, El Portal, Feliciana Mountain, and Buckingham Mountain 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1961) 9 pages, 392KB |
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| Mariposa 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 419 includes the Mariposa, Stumpfield Mountain, Ben Hur, and Horsecamp Mountain 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1969) 7 pages, 76KB |
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| Indian Gulch 15' Quad | ||
| Quad 420 includes the Indian Gulch, Catheys Valley, Owens Reservoir, and Illinois Hill 7.5' quads. | ||
| Summaries (1960) 14 pages, 664KB |
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Additional Materials
Links to Geocaching.com pages and NGS datasheets for some of these marksResults of Spirit Leveling in California: 1896 to 1907, inclusive 3 pages, 280KB
Results of Primary Triangulation and Primary Traverse: Fiscal Year 1905-6 4 pages, 422KB