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GT1811  DESIGNATION -  WHITNEY
GT1811  PID         -  GT1811
GT1811  STATE/COUNTY-  CA/INYO
GT1811  USGS QUAD   -  MOUNT WHITNEY (1994)
GT1811
GT1811                         *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GT1811  ___________________________________________________________________
GT1811* NAD 83(1992)-  36 34 42.89133(N)    118 17 31.18182(W)     ADJUSTED
GT1811* NAVD 88     -      4421.0    (meters)   14505.     (feet)  VERTCON
GT1811  ___________________________________________________________________
GT1811  EPOCH DATE  -        1991.35
GT1811  LAPLACE CORR-          -9.63  (seconds)                    DEFLEC99
GT1811  GEOID HEIGHT-         -25.17  (meters)                     GEOID99
GT1811
GT1811  HORZ ORDER  -  SECOND
GT1811
GT1811.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
GT1811.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994.
GT1811.The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above.
GT1811.The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence
GT1811.of Year/Month/Day.
GT1811
GT1811.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
GT1811.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
GT1811
GT1811.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
GT1811
GT1811.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
GT1811
GT1811;                    North         East     Units   Scale      Converg.
GT1811;SPC CA 4     - 2,094,509.79  6,769,548.44   sFT  0.99994110 +0 25 20.6
GT1811;SPC CA 4     -   638,407.861 2,063,362.492   MT  0.99994110 +0 25 20.6
GT1811;UTM  11      - 4,048,901.365   384,409.209   MT  0.99976461 -0 46 12.1
GT1811
GT1811:                Primary Azimuth Mark                     Grid Az
GT1811:SPC CA 4     -  WHITNEY AZ MK                            147 09 47.4
GT1811:UTM  11      -  WHITNEY AZ MK                            148 21 20.1
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GT1811| PID    Reference Object                     Distance      Geod. Az  |
GT1811|                                                           dddmmss.s |
GT1811| GT1812 MT WHITNEY CAIRN                      5.610 METERS 01633     |
GT1811| GT1813 WHITNEY                               5.530 METERS 01708     |
GT1811| GT0238 K 72                                  3.805 METERS 03645     |
GT1811| GT1801 CORCORAN MOUNTAIN                   APPROX. 7.7 KM 1422438.0 |
GT1811|        WHITNEY AZ MK                                      1473508.0 |
GT1811| GT1808 MT WHITNEY SMITHSONIAN HOUSE         26.000 METERS 25707     |
GT1811| GT0239 U 43                                  3.004 METERS 32209     |
GT1811| GT1807 MT KEITH                            APPROX.14.3 KM 3410702.2 |
GT1811| GT1809 PLAQUE NEAR WHITNEY                   3.002 METERS 35737     |
GT1811| GT1810 14502                                 2.982 METERS 35753     |
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GT1811
GT1811                          SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
GT1811
GT1811  NAD 83(1986)-  36 34 42.88215(N)    118 17 31.17367(W) AD(1984.00) 2
GT1811  NAD 27      -  36 34 43.11320(N)    118 17 27.85660(W) AD(       ) 2
GT1811  NGVD 29     -      4419.1    (m)        14498.     (f) VERT ANG
GT1811
GT1811.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
GT1811.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
GT1811.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
GT1811
GT1811  HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Recov. By
GT1811  HISTORY     - 1950     MONUMENTED       CGS
GT1811  HISTORY     - 1962     MONUMENTED       CGS
GT1811
GT1811                          STATION DESCRIPTION
GT1811
GT1811''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 (RJS)
GT1811''THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 16-1/2 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
GT1811''INDEPENDENCE AND 13 MILES WEST OF LONE PINE, ON THE HIGHEST
GT1811''POINT OF MOUNT WHITNEY.  IT IS 20 FEET WEST OF THE EAST EDGE
GT1811''OF THE BLUFF AND IS STAMPED WHITNEY 1950.
GT1811''
GT1811''BENCH MARK U43, STAMPED U 43 1925, IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN
GT1811''THE TOP OF A LARGE BOULDER.  IT IS 0.69 METERS HIGHER THAN THE
GT1811''STATION MARK.
GT1811''
GT1811''BENCH MARK K72, STAMPED K 72 1928, IS SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN
GT1811''THE TOP OF A LARGE BOULDER.  IT IS 0.56 METERS HIGHER THAN
GT1811''THE STATION.
GT1811''
GT1811''A U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALUMINUM PLAQUE IS SET FLUSH WITH
GT1811''THE HIGHEST POINT OF A LARGE BOULDER.  IT IS 0.91 METERS HIGHER
GT1811''THAN THE STATION MARK.  THE MARK HAS BEEN OBLITERATED SO
GT1811''BADLY BY VISITORS THAT THE STAMPING COULD NOT BE VERIFIED.
GT1811''
GT1811''THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED IN A SMALL BASIN, ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE
GT1811''REACHING WHAT IS KNOWN AS TRAIL CREST ON THE ASCENT.  IT IS
GT1811''150 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF A SMALL LAKE, 22 FEET SOUTH OF THE
GT1811''TRAIL, AND 4 FEET NORTHWEST OF A SMALL CAIRN.  THE MARK IS
GT1811''STAMPED WHITNEY 1950.
GT1811''
GT1811''TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN LONE PINE, GO SOUTH
GT1811''ON U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND 6 FOR 1-1/2 BLOCKS TO A CROSS STREET
GT1811''AND A SIGN WHITNEY PORTAL 13.  TURN RIGHT AND GO 0.45 MILE TO
GT1811''A CROSSROAD AND A SIGN WHITNEY PORTAL 13.  CONTINUE STRAIGHT
GT1811''AHEAD AND FOLLOW THE PAVED ROAD FOR 2.3 MILES TO A FORK.  TAKE
GT1811''THE LEFT FORK AND FOLLOW THE PAVED ROAD FOR 10.7 MILES TO
GT1811''THE END OF TRUCK TRAVEL AT THE STORE AND CORRAL AT WHITNEY
GT1811''PORTAL.  FOLLOW THE MOUNT WHITNEY TRAIL TO THE TOP OF MOUNT
GT1811''WHITNEY AND THE STATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.  A 1 DAY
GT1811''HORSE PACK.
GT1811
GT1811                          STATION RECOVERY (1962)
GT1811
GT1811''RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1962 (JCC)
GT1811''THE STATION MARK, BENCH MARK U 43, BENCH MARK K 72, THE AZIMUTH
GT1811''MARK AND THE STONE HOUSE WERE RECOVERED AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.
GT1811''THE CAIRN AND THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALUMINUM
GT1811''PLAQUE HAD BEEN DESTROYED.  AN ALUMINUM DISK OF THE SAME
GT1811''ORGANIZATION HAD BEEN SET NEAR THE LOCATION OF WHAT REMAINED
GT1811''OF THE PLAQUE.  ALL MEASUREMENTS TO THE REMAINING MARKS,
GT1811''INCLUDING THE STONE HOUSE, WERE VERIFIED.  TRAVERSE CONNECTIONS
GT1811''WERE MADE TO THE TWO NEW GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MARKS.
GT1811''FOLLOWING IS A COMPLETE NEW DESCRIPTION.
GT1811''
GT1811''THE STATION IS ON THE HIGHEST PART OF MOUNT WHITNEY, 16-1/2
GT1811''MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE AND 13 MILES WEST OF
GT1811''LONE PINE.
GT1811''
GT1811''TO REACH THE STATION FROM WHITNEY PORTAL, FOLLOW THE MOUNT
GT1811''WHITNEY TRAIL FOR ABOUT 7 MILES TO A SIGN TRAIL CAMP JUST
GT1811''SOUTH OF A SMALL LAKE.  CONTINUE ON THE TRAIL FOR ABOUT 100
GT1811''YARDS TO THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE LEFT.  CONTINUE ON THE TRAIL
GT1811''FOR ABOUT 3-1/2 MILES TO THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT WHITNEY AND THE
GT1811''STATION.  ABOUT A 6 HOUR HORSE PACK.
GT1811''
GT1811''THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED WHITNEY 1950,
GT1811''CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 8 BY 12 FOOT BOULDER THAT IS
GT1811''ABOUT 4 FEET LOWER THAN THE SURROUNDING BOULDERS.  IT IS 26.0
GT1811''FEET NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STONE HOUSE AND
GT1811''ABOUT 20 FEET WEST OF THE EAST EDGE OF THE MOUNTAIN.  (NOTE 4)
GT1811''
GT1811''BENCH MARK U 43 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED U 43 1925, CEMENTED
GT1811''IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 15 BY 20 FOOT BOULDER THAT IS AT ABOUT
GT1811''THE SAME ELEVATION AS THE SURROUNDING BOULDERS.  IT IS 0.687
GT1811''METERS HIGHER THAN THE STATION.
GT1811''
GT1811''BENCH MARK K 72 IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED K 72 1928, CEMENTED
GT1811''IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 4 BY 6 FOOT BOULDER PROJECTING ABOUT
GT1811''4 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE.  IT IS 0.557 METERS HIGHER THAN THE
GT1811''STATION.
GT1811''
GT1811''USGS B M IS A UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALUMINUM DISK,
GT1811''STAMPED 14502, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 5 BY 10 FOOT
GT1811''BOULDER PROJECTING 3-1/2 FEET.  IT IS 0.895 METERS HIGHER
GT1811''THAN THE STATION.
GT1811''
GT1811''USGS (STATION MARK) IS A BRONZE DISK OF THE UNITED STATES
GT1811''GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, (NOT STAMPED) CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE
GT1811''IN A 4 BY 6 FOOT BOULDER THAT PROJECTS ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE
GT1811''SURROUNDING BOULDERS.  IT IS 0.632 METERS HIGHER THAN THE
GT1811''STATION.
GT1811''
GT1811''THE AZIMUTH MARK IS A STANDARD DISK, STAMPED WHITNEY 1950,
GT1811''CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN BEDROCK.  IT IS ABOUT 150 YARDS
GT1811''SOUTHWEST OF A SMALL LAKE, 22 FEET SOUTH OF THE TRAIL AND
GT1811''4 FEET NORTHWEST OF A CAIRN.  (NOTE 17A)