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MP0546  CBN         -  This is a Cooperative Base Network Control Station.
MP0546  DESIGNATION -  MEDICINE BOW
MP0546  PID         -  MP0546
MP0546  STATE/COUNTY-  WY/ALBANY
MP0546  USGS QUAD   -  MEDICINE BOW PEAK (1992)
MP0546
MP0546                         *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
MP0546  ___________________________________________________________________
MP0546* NAD 83(1993)-  41 21 37.02696(N)    106 19 03.35843(W)     ADJUSTED
MP0546* NAVD 88     -      3662.4    (meters)   12016.     (feet)  GPS OBS
MP0546  ___________________________________________________________________
MP0546  X           -  -1,347,768.735 (meters)                     COMP
MP0546  Y           -  -4,603,759.658 (meters)                     COMP
MP0546  Z           -   4,194,951.430 (meters)                     COMP
MP0546  LAPLACE CORR-           2.65  (seconds)                    DEFLEC99
MP0546  ELLIP HEIGHT-        3652.08  (meters)                     GPS OBS
MP0546  GEOID HEIGHT-         -10.33  (meters)                     GEOID99
MP0546
MP0546  HORZ ORDER  -  B
MP0546  ELLP ORDER  -  FOURTH    CLASS I
MP0546
MP0546.The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations
MP0546.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in October 1994.
MP0546
MP0546.The orthometric height was determined by GPS observations and a
MP0546.high-resolution geoid model.
MP0546
MP0546.The X, Y, and Z were computed from the position and the ellipsoidal ht.
MP0546
MP0546.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
MP0546
MP0546.The ellipsoidal height was determined by GPS observations
MP0546.and is referenced to NAD 83.
MP0546
MP0546.The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.
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MP0546;                    North         East     Units   Scale      Converg.
MP0546;SPC WY E     -    96,170.083   103,700.444   MT  1.00005159 -0 45 38.1
MP0546;SPC WYEC     -   196,028.728   484,987.165   MT  1.00002636 +0 40 16.4
MP0546;UTM  13      - 4,579,590.829   389,792.213   MT  0.99974947 -0 52 14.7
MP0546
MP0546:                Primary Azimuth Mark                     Grid Az
MP0546:SPC WY E     -  MEDICINE BOW AZ MK                       142 27 09.0
MP0546:SPC WYEC     -  MEDICINE BOW AZ MK                       141 01 14.5
MP0546:UTM  13      -  MEDICINE BOW AZ MK                       142 33 45.6
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MP0546|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MP0546| PID    Reference Object                     Distance      Geod. Az  |
MP0546|                                                           dddmmss.s |
MP0546|        MEDICINE BOW RM 1                     3.615 METERS 06615     |
MP0546|        MEDICINE BOW AZ MK                                 1414130.9 |
MP0546|        MEDICINE BOW RM 2                     3.238 METERS 21601     |
MP0546|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MP0546
MP0546                          SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
MP0546
MP0546  NAD 83(1986)-  41 21 37.01927(N)    106 19 03.35684(W) AD(       ) 2
MP0546  NAD 27      -  41 21 37.13400(N)    106 19 01.29700(W) AD(       ) 2
MP0546  NGVD 29     -      3661.6    (m)        12013.     (f) VERT ANG
MP0546
MP0546.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
MP0546.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
MP0546.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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MP0546_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK
MP0546_SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER
MP0546_STAMPING: MEDICINE BOW 1948
MP0546_MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL
MP0546_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
MP0546+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
MP0546_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
MP0546+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 12, 1993
MP0546
MP0546  HISTORY     - Date     Condition        Recov. By
MP0546  HISTORY     - 1948     MONUMENTED       CGS
MP0546  HISTORY     - 1959     GOOD             USGS
MP0546  HISTORY     - 19930812 GOOD             NGS
MP0546
MP0546                          STATION DESCRIPTION
MP0546
MP0546''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1948 (DHK)
MP0546''THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 28 MILES AIRLINE EAST-SOUTHEAST
MP0546''OF SARATOGA ON MEDICINE BOW PEAK, A HIGH, BARE AND ROCKY PEAK.
MP0546''IT IS THE HIGHEST PEAK OF THE SNOWY RANGE MOUNTAINS.  THE
MP0546''STATION MARK IS SET FLUSH 20 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE BURNED
MP0546''REMAINS OF A FIRE LOOKOUT HOUSE.  THE STATION MARK WAS SET
MP0546''IN AN OLD DRILL HOLE WHERE ANOTHER SURVEY MARK WAS PREVIOUSLY
MP0546''SET.  THE MARK IS STAMPED, MEDICINE BOW 1948
MP0546''
MP0546''REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 IS SET FLUSH AT SAME ELEVATION AS THE
MP0546''STATION MARK.  IT IS STAMPED, MEDICINE BOW NO 1 1948.
MP0546''
MP0546''REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 IS SET FLUSH AT THE SAME ELEVATION AS
MP0546''THE STATION MARK.  IT IS STAMPED, MEDICINE BOW NO 2 1948.
MP0546''
MP0546''THE AZIMUTH MARK PROJECTS 3 INCHES, IS SET 10 PACES EAST OF
MP0546''A LARGE SIGN, LIBBY FLATS OBSERVATION POINT ELEVATION 10800
MP0546''TIMBERLINE.  IT IS 8 PACES NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 130 AND 3
MP0546''FEET NORTH OF A WHITE WITNESS POST.  IT IS STAMPED, MEDICINE
MP0546''BOW 1948
MP0546''
MP0546''TO REACH THE STATION FROM SARATOGA, GO SOUTH AND EAST ON
MP0546''STATE HIGHWAY 130 FOR 35.4 MILES TO THE ALBANY-CARBON COUNTY
MP0546''LINE.  CONTINUE 1.5 MILE TO A ROAD LEFT JUST AFTER PASSING
MP0546''A SIGN, LIBBY FLATS OBSERVATION POINT ELEVATION 10800 TIMBERLINE.
MP0546''THE AZIMUTH MARK IS AT THIS POINT.  TURN LEFT ON DIRT ROAD,
MP0546''GO 0.55 MILE TO WHERE ROAD TURNS SHARP LEFT AND END OF TRUCK
MP0546''TRAVEL FOR A TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE.  FROM HERE WALK
MP0546''NORTH-NORTHWEST ABOUT 0.5 MILE TO THE SADDLE NORTHWEST OF A
MP0546''DOME-SHAPED MOUNTAIN.  FROM SADDLE PICK UP TRAIL THAT LEADS
MP0546''WESTERLY UP ROCKY SLOPE TO HIGHEST POINT AND STATION.  A 1
MP0546''1/2-HOUR PACK.  A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN ALMOST TO
MP0546''THE SADDLE MENTIONED ABOVE.
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MP0546                          STATION RECOVERY (1959)
MP0546
MP0546''RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1959
MP0546''RECOVERED.
MP0546''
MP0546''STATION MARK--STANDARD DISK, SET IN AN OLD DRILL HOLE WHERE ANOTHER
MP0546''SURVEY MARK WAS PREVIOUSLY SET, STAMPED ---MEDICINE BOW 1948---.
MP0546
MP0546                          STATION RECOVERY (1993)
MP0546
MP0546''RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 (AJL)
MP0546''NOTE--STATION MAY BE INACCESSIBLE EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR DUE TO
MP0546''SNOW.  PACK DISTANCE AND TIME WILL VARY DUE TO SNOW FIELDS. STATION
MP0546''MARK WAS RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.  SOLID SHANK OF REFERENCE MARK 1
MP0546''WAS RECOVERED AND USABLE.  REFERENCE MARK 2 WAS NOT RECOVERED, MAY BE
MP0546''UNDER A LARGE CAIRN.  THE AZIMUTH MARK WAS NOT SEARCHED FOR. STATION
MP0546''IS LOCATED ABOUT 44 KM (27.35 MI) SOUTHEAST OF SARATOGA, 16 KM (9.95
MP0546''MI) WEST-NORTHWEST OF CENTENNIAL, 0.4 KM (0.25 MI) EAST OF THE
MP0546''ALBANY-CARBON COUNTY LINE, IN THE MEDICINE BOW NATIONAL FOREST, IN THE
MP0546''SNOWY RANGE, JUST WEST OF THE SUGARLOAF CAMPGROUND AREA, ON MEDICINE
MP0546''BOW PEAK, IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, T 16 N, R 79 W.
MP0546''OWNERSHIP--US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. TO REACH FROM THE CENTENNIAL
MP0546''SCHOOL IN CENTENNIAL, GO WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 130 FOR 2.23 KM (1.40
MP0546''MI) TO A CATTLE GUARD JUST PAST THE NATIONAL FOREST VISITOR CENTER.
MP0546''CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 15.65 KM (9.70 MI) TO A DIRT ROAD RIGHT (MILE 39.1)
MP0546''LEADING TO THE SUGARLOAF CAMPGROUND AND LEWIS LAKE. THIS TURNOFF IS
MP0546''0.60 KM (0.35 MI) BEFORE REACHING THE LIBBY FLATS OBSERVATION POINT.
MP0546''TURN RIGHT, NORTHWEST, ON DIRT ROAD FOR 1.19 KM (0.75 MI) TO A FORK.
MP0546''KEEP LEFT, NORTHEAST, TOWARDS LEWIS LAKE FOR 0.47 KM (0.30 MI) TO END
MP0546''OF TRUCK TRAVEL AT THE SOUTH END OF LEWIS LAKE.  PACK SOUTHWEST, THEN
MP0546''WEST, ON MEDICINE BOW TRAIL 295, PASSING AROUND SOUTH SIDE OF LEWIS
MP0546''LAKE, FOR ABOUT 1.5 KM (0.95 MI) TO A TRAIL FORK IN SADDLE BETWEEN
MP0546''SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN AND MEDICINE BOW PEAK.  KEEP RIGHT, WEST, ON TRAIL
MP0546''295 (TRAIL 296 LEADS SOUTHWEST TO MIRROR LAKE), FOLLOWING ZIG-ZAG
MP0546''TRAIL UP STEEP ROCKY SLOPE FOR 1 KM (0.60 MI) TO HIGH GROUND AND
MP0546''STATION AT LARGE CAIRN. STATION MARK IS A DISK SET IN A DRILL HOLE IN
MP0546''AN 0.5 M (1.6 FT) X 0.8 M (2.6 FT) ANGULAR BOULDER AT BASE OF THE
MP0546''CAIRN.  IT IS ABOUT 10 M (32.8 FT) WEST OF THE CLIFF AND 1 M (3.3 FT)
MP0546''EAST OF THE TOP CENTER OF THE CAIRN.