GT0116 - J 599

GT0115 - 1146

GT0051 - 4596

Photo 1: Mark is on the rock slightly above the shadow of my head. This photo was taken looking up Mineral King Road (as if you were going uphill). The Trauger trough is at the curve in the road in the background of the picture.



Photo 2: Disk is set in the lower row of rocks, in the rock to the right of the split, about 3' off the ground. Click image to enlarge.




1/1/1940 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1940 2.4 MI NE FROM LOOKOUT POINT RANGER STATION. 2.4 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG THE MINERAL KING ROAD FROM LOOKOUT POINT RANGER STATION, TULARE COUNTY, IN SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, AT TRAUGER WATERING STATION, 120 FEET WEST OF THE WATER TROUGH, 13 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD, IN THE SIDE OF A ROCK, AND ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE ROAD. A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STANDARD DISK, STAMPED 4596 1905 AND SET VERTICALLY.

GT0114 - H 599

1/1/1940 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1940 2.8 MI NE FROM THREE RIVERS. 2.8 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 198 FROM THE POST OFFICE IN THREE RIVERS, TULARE COUNTY, AT A CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER SALT CREEK, ON THE EAST WING OF THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE AND 3 FEET ABOVE HIGHWAY LEVEL. A STANARD DISK, STAMPED H 599 1940.

GT2162 - C 599 X RESET

1/1/1992 by CADT (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY CALTRANS 1992 FROM INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 198 AND HIGHWAY 216 EAST BOUND ALONG HIGHWAY 198, 5.60 MILES (9.01 KM) TO HORSE CREEK BRIDGE, THEN CONTINUE 3.55 MILES (5.71 KM) TO CONCRETE BRIDGE 46-27 OVER SOUTH FORK KAWEAH RIVER, 16.7 FEET (5.1 M) SOUTH OF CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY 198 AND ABOUT 400 FEET (121.9 M) WEST OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 198 AND THREE RIVERS DRIVEWAY, 2.8 FEET (0.9 M) WEST OF EAST END OF BRIDGE, 16.7 FEET (5.1 M) SOUTH OF CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY 198.

GT1101 - W598

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 198 AND
216 GO NORTHEAST ALONG HIGHWAY 198 FOR 0.7 MILE TO US CORPS OF
ENGINEERS SIGN. TURN LEFT AT SIGN AND GO EAST FOR 0.2 MILE AND THE
STATION ON THE RIGHT. THE STATION IS LOCATED ON A SMALL IRRIGATION
CANAL HEADWALL 26 FEET SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE ROAD. THE
MONUMENT IS A STANDARD 3 1/2 INCH BRONZE DISC EPOXIED FLUSH IN THE
TOP SURFACE OF THE CANAL HEADWALL.

GU1690 - X 237