KITTS (CG1127)
State: AZ
County: Pima
Quad: Kitt Peak
Location: N 31° 57.895' W111° 35.957'
Elevation: 6886 ft.
Designation: KITTS 1920
Setting: Bedrock
Type: Triangulation Station
Year: 1920
Established By: NGS
Recovered: 19 May 2007
A report on the condition of this station and reference marks has been submitted to NGS, along with the following recovery note:
The station mark and reference marks 1 and 3 were found in good condition. Reference mark 2 is missing (though the drill hole and cement are still evident), as noted in the 1959 recovery. The azimuth mark was not searched for at this time.
NGS Official Description, 1938 (see datasheet for recent updates) :
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1938 ABOUT 40 MILES, AIR LINE, SOUTHWEST OF TUCSON, 2-1/2 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF COYOTE VILLAGE, ON THE PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF THE ROCKY RIDGE AT THE NORTH END OF THE BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAIN RANGE (LOCALLY KNOWN AS BLACK MOUNTAIN) THAT HAS A NOTICEABLE GROWTH OF TIMBER ON TOP AND THE EASTERN SLOPE AND LIES ABOUT 5 MILES, AIR LINE, SOUTHWEST OF A JAGGED ROCKY RANGE KNOWN AS THE COYOTE MOUNTAIN RANGE, AMONG THE LARGE CLUMP OF WHITE GRANITE BOULDERS THAT FORM THE HIGHEST PART. MARKED BY A STANDARD BRONZE DISK SET IN BEDROCK. REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, A STANDARD BRONZE REFERENCE DISK, IS SET IN TOP OF LARGE DETACHED ROCK FRAGMENT AND IS 4.130 METERS (13.55 FEET) FROM STATION S 53 DEG 54 MIN E. REFERENCE MARK NO. 2, A STANDARD BRONZE REFERENCE DISK, IS AT NORTH EDGE OF THE SUMMIT AND SET IN BEDROCK AND IS 1.669 METERS (5.48 FEET) FROM STATION N 37 DEG 27 MIN W. THE AZIMUTH MARK, A STANDARD BRONZE DISK, IS AT COYOTE INDIAN VILLAGE ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE TRACK ROAD LEADING THROUGH THE VILLAGE, AT THE VILLAGE CHURCH, 21 YARDS SOUTH OF THE SOUTH CORNER OF THE CHURCH, AND 2 1/2 MILES FROM STATION N 31 DEG 23 MIN E.
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...NGS Triangulation Station KITTSN 31° 57.895' W111° 35.957' |
...An eyelevel view of the mark, and a peek at the wondrous scenery that lies beyond. |
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...Looking SW toward the 4-meter Mayall Telescope that looms over the landscape. |
...Looking W, a better view over the landscape. |
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...View from the ground of the rock mound(s) we had to climb to reach the mark. Also note the "forbidden" tower. |
...A view toward the mark from the observation deck in the 4-meter telescope. |
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...KITTS RM 1 |
...Near-eyelevel view of the reference mark set in bedrock. |
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...All that remains of RM2: a drill hole and some cement. |
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...KITTS RM 3 |
...Eyelevel view of the reference mark disk set into the corner of a large chunk of bedrock. |
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