The NGS Data Sheet
See file dsdata.pdf for more information about the datasheet.
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GM0779 ***********************************************************************
GM0779 DESIGNATION - WHEELER
GM0779 PID - GM0779
GM0779 STATE/COUNTY- NM/TAOS
GM0779 COUNTRY - US
GM0779 USGS QUAD - WHEELER PEAK (2017)
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GM0779 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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GM0779* NAD 83(1992) POSITION- 36 33 24.67849(N) 105 25 01.00930(W) ADJUSTED
GM0779* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 4013.4 (meters) 13167. (feet) VERTCON3
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GM0779 GEOID HEIGHT - -16.680 (meters) GEOID18
GM0779 LAPLACE CORR - 9.08 (seconds) DEFLEC18
GM0779 HORZ ORDER - SECOND
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GM0779.The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods
GM0779.and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in December 1993.
GM0779
GM0779.The NAVD 88 height was computed by applying the VERTCON shift value to
GM0779.the NGVD 29 height (displayed under SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL.)
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GM0779.Significant digits in the geoid height do not necessarily reflect accuracy.
GM0779.GEOID18 height accuracy estimate available here.
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GM0779.Click photographs - Photos may exist for this station.
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GM0779.The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC18 derived deflections.
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GM0779. The following values were computed from the NAD 83(1992) position.
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GM0779; North East Units Scale Factor Converg.
GM0779;SPC NM C - 616,620.595 574,572.844 MT 0.99996849 +0 29 46.3
GM0779;SPC NM C - 2,023,029.40 1,885,077.74 sFT 0.99996849 +0 29 46.3
GM0779;UTM 13 - 4,045,795.571 462,687.419 MT 0.99961715 -0 14 54.0
GM0779
GM0779! - Elev Factor x Scale Factor = Combined Factor
GM0779!SPC NM C - 0.99937315 x 0.99996849 = 0.99934166
GM0779!UTM 13 - 0.99937315 x 0.99961715 = 0.99899054
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GM0779: Primary Azimuth Mark Grid Az
GM0779:SPC NM C - WHEELER AZ MK 024 09 47.8
GM0779:UTM 13 - WHEELER AZ MK 024 54 28.1
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GM0779_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 13SDA6268745795(NAD 83)
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GM0779|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
GM0779| PID Reference Object Distance Geod. Az |
GM0779| dddmmss.s |
GM0779| CM9525 WHEELER RM 2 5.217 METERS 01231 |
GM0779| CM9523 WHEELER AZ MK 0243934.1 |
GM0779| CM9524 WHEELER RM 4.307 METERS 12848 |
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GM0779 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL
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GM0779 NAD 83(1986)- 36 33 24.68683(N) 105 25 01.01344(W) AD( ) 2
GM0779 NAD 27 - 36 33 24.57818(N) 105 24 58.99046(W) AD( ) 2
GM0779 NGVD 29 (07/19/86) 4011.7 (m) 13162. (f) VERT ANG
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GM0779.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control.
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GM0779.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums.
GM0779.See file dsdata.pdf to determine how the superseded data were derived.
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GM0779_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
GM0779_SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER
GM0779_MARK LOGO: USGS
GM0779_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
GM0779+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
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GM0779 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
GM0779 HISTORY - UNK MONUMENTED USGS
GM0779 HISTORY - 1954 GOOD CGS
GM0779 HISTORY - 1961 GOOD CGS
GM0779 HISTORY - 1963 GOOD USGS
GM0779 HISTORY - 20020905 POOR GEOCAC
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GM0779 STATION DESCRIPTION
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GM0779'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (WRH)
GM0779'THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF A ROCKY TOPPED
GM0779'MOUNTAIN KNOWN AS WHEELER PEAK. IT IS ABOUT 13 MILES AIRLINE
GM0779'NORTHEAST OF TAOS, 10 MILES SOUTH OF RED RIVER, AND 8.5
GM0779'MILES AIRLINE WEST OF EAGLE NEST.
GM0779'
GM0779'TO REACH FROM THE U.S. POST OFFICE IN ARROYO SECO, GO EAST
GM0779'FOR 0.1 MILE TO A T-ROAD. TURN LEFT ON THE T-ROAD AND GO NORTH
GM0779'FOR 1.0 MILE TO A FORK AT EDGE OF CANYON. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST
GM0779'FOR 0.3 MILE TO A FORK. TAKE LEFT FORK, DROPPING INTO CANYON,
GM0779'AND GO EASTERLY UP CANYON FOR 8.7 MILES TO END OF ROAD AT
GM0779'RANCH BUILDINGS. FROM HERE FOLLOW THE WHEELER PEAK TRAIL
GM0779'EASTERLY AND THEN SOUTHERLY FOR ABOUT 8 MILES TO THE HIGHEST
GM0779'POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THE STATION.
GM0779'
GM0779'THE STATION MARK IS A STANDARD USGS BENCH MARK DISK, UNSTAMPED,
GM0779'CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A SMALL BOULDER. IT IS 4 FEET WEST
GM0779'OF A 6-FOOT POLE.
GM0779'
GM0779'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER ONE IS A STANDARD USGS REFERENCE MARK
GM0779'DISK, UNSTAMPED, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 12-INCH BOULDER
GM0779'THAT PROJECTS 1 FOOT. IT IS ABOUT 2 FEET LOWER THAN THE
GM0779'STATION.
GM0779'
GM0779'REFERENCE MARK NUMBER TWO IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED WHEELER
GM0779'USGS NO 2 1954, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A LARGE BOULDER THAT
GM0779'PROJECTS 6 INCHES. IT IS ABOUT 3 FEET LOWER THAN THE STATION.
GM0779'
GM0779'THE AZIMUTH MARK IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SLOPE OF THE FIRST
GM0779'PEAK NORTH OF THE STATION. THE MARK IS A STANDARD DISK STAMPED
GM0779'WHEELER USGS 1954, CEMENTED IN A DRILL HOLE IN A 1 X 2-FOOT
GM0779'BOULDER THAT PROJECTS 1 FOOT. IT IS 60 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE
GM0779'HIGHEST POINT OF THE PEAK, 30 FEET WEST OF A TRAIL, AND 1 FOOT
GM0779'SOUTH OF A 2-FOOT CAIRN. TO REACH FROM THE STATION, PACK
GM0779'NORTHERLY ALONG RIDGE FOR ABOUT 0.3 MILE TO THE FIRST PEAK AND
GM0779'THE AZIMUTH MARK ON THE SOUTHWEST SLOPE.
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GM0779 STATION RECOVERY (1961)
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GM0779'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1961 (HWK)
GM0779'THE STATION MARK, REFERENCE MARK NO. 1, REFERENCE MARK NO. 2
GM0779'AND THE AZIMUTH MARK WERE RECOVERED AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED
GM0779'IN 1954. THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK NO. 1 WAS VERIFIED
GM0779'BUT THE DISTANCE TO REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WAS FOUND TO BE .021
GM0779'METERS SHORTER THAN THE 1954 DISTANCE. THE DIRECTION TO THE
GM0779'AZIMUTH MARK WAS VERIFIED. THE DIRECTION TO REFERENCE MARK NO.
GM0779'1 WAS FOUND TO BE 12 MINUTES 59 SECONDS LARGER AND THE DIRECTION
GM0779'TO REFERENCE MARK NO. 2 WAS FOUND TO BE 3 MINUTES 23 SECONDS
GM0779'SMALLER THAN THE 1954 DIRECTIONS.
GM0779'
GM0779'THE FOLLOWING IS A NEW TO REACH.
GM0779'
GM0779'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 64 AND
GM0779'STATE HIGHWAY 3 IN THE CENTER OF TAOS, GO NORTHERLY ON
GM0779'HIGHWAY 3 FOR 4.1 MILES TO THE JUNCTION OF STATE ROAD 150
GM0779'ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, NORTHEASTERLY ON HIGHWAY 150 FOR 4.6
GM0779'MILES TO THE CENTER OF THE SMALL TOWN OF ARROYO SECO. CONTINUE
GM0779'STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE BLACKTOP ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO WHERE THE
GM0779'BLACKTOP ROAD TURN LEFT AT A SIGN TAOS SKI VALLEY. TURN LEFT,
GM0779'NORTHERLY, AND FOLLOW THE BLACKTOP AND GRAVEL ROAD FOR 1.2
GM0779'MILES TO A FORK. BEAR RIGHT, EASTERLY, ON THE GRAVEL ROAD
GM0779'FOR 0.35 MILE TO A ROAD FORK. BEAR LEFT, DOWN INTO CANYON,
GM0779'FOR 0.55 MILE TO A REVERSE Y FORK, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AFTER
GM0779'CROSSING A BRIDGE. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD, EASTERLY, UP THE
GM0779'CANYON ON A GRAVEL ROAD FOR 8.3 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD ON THE
GM0779'RIGHT LEADING TO THE HONDO SKI LODGE. CONTINUE STRAIGHT
GM0779'AHEAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO WHERE THE MAIN ROAD TURNS
GM0779'RIGHT AND A NARROW ROAD CONTINUES STRAIGHT AHEAD. BEAR
GM0779'RIGHT ON THE MAIN ROAD FOR 0.1 MILE TO A CATTLE GUARD.
GM0779'CROSS THE CATTLE GUARD, CONTINUE ON THE MAIN ROAD AROUND THE
GM0779'WEST SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE OF AN OLD SKI LODGE AND HOUSE FOR 0.1
GM0779'MILE TO A REVERSE Y FORK. CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE
GM0779'MAIN ROAD FOR 0.3 MILE TO THE SECOND SWITCH-BACK ON THE
GM0779'LEFT. BEAR SHARP LEFT, UPHILL, ON THE MAIN ROAD FOR 0.65
GM0779'MILE TO A WOODEN GATE. PASS THROUGH THE GATE AND CONTINUE
GM0779'UPHILL ON THE MAIN ROAD FOR 1.4 MILES TO A FORK AT A FOREST
GM0779'SERVICE TRAIL SIGN. BEAR RIGHT AND CONTINUE UPHILL ON THE MAIN
GM0779'ROAD FOR 1.1 MILE TO THE TOP OF A SADDLE AT A TRAIL SIGN
GM0779'POINTING TOWARD WHEELER PEAK. THE TRAIL LEADS SOUTHERLY FOR
GM0779'ABOUT 5 MILES TO WHEELER PEAK. A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WAS
GM0779'DRIVEN TO WITHIN 1/2 MILE OF THE STATION BUT THE OBSERVING PARTY
GM0779'HAD TO STAY ALL NIGHT AND DRIVE OUT THE NEXT MORNING IN ORDER
GM0779'TO FIND THE WAY OUT. (PACKING TIME 1/2 HOUR AND DRIVING TIME
GM0779'FROM TAOS 2-1/2 HOURS.)
GM0779'
GM0779'NOTE--REFERENCE MARKS WERE MEASURED WITH 5 KG. TAPE TENSION.
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GM0779 STATION RECOVERY (1963)
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GM0779'RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1963
GM0779'RECOVERED.
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GM0779 STATION RECOVERY (2002)
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GM0779'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2002 (RLW)
GM0779'DISK IS UNDER THE SUMMIT CAIRN. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CONDITION. RM 1
GM0779'RECOVERED IN POOR CONDITION. RM 2 AND AZ NOT RECOVERED.
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