EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933" - Triangulation Station

I found this mark on a short trip along Old Route 66, about a mile east of Helendale, Ca. as described and in good condition. The described witness post is in place. Reference Mark No. 2 was located as described and in good condition. Reference Mark No. 1 was not located but most likely still exists.

The GPSr showed a found coordinate deviation of only 0.001' of longitude.  The altitude was about 10 feet off as I was holding the GPSr about 4 feet above the mark.  Both measurements well within the tolerance of the handheld Garmin.
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Found Details for Benchmark: EV2866
N 34° 44.968, W 117° 17.843 (NAD 83)
Altitude: 2633
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Published Details for Benchmark: EV2866
N 34° 44.967, W 117° 17.843 (NAD 83)
Altitude: 2623

Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is VERT ANG and location is ADJUSTED.

Location: In SAN BERNARDINO county, CA
Designation: SUNNY HILL
Marker Type: triangulation station disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.

Reference Points
EV1124, EV2865, & EV2924

Documented History (by the NGS)
01 Jan 33 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1933 (LCJ) ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF HELENDALE, 38 FEET NORTH OF ROUTE 66, ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST OF SUNNY HILL GARAGE, AND 120 FEET WEST OF DIRT ROAD WHICH LEADS NORTH TO HINKLEY. TO REACH FROM HELENDALE, GO NORTHEAST 1.6 MILES ON ROUTE 66 DIRECT TO STATION SITE. MARKED BY STANDARD STATION DISK IN CONCRETE, NOTE 1A. REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD REFERENCE DISKS IN CONCRETE, NOTE 11A. NO. 1 IS 19.903 METERS (65.30 FEET) FROM STATION IN AZIMUTH 71 DEG 29 MIN. NO. 2 IS 21.582 METERS (70.81 FEET) FROM STATION IN AZIMUTH 346 DEG 25 MIN. AZIMUTH FROM STATION TO LOS ANGELES-LAS VEGAS AIRWAY BEACON NO. 8 IS 37 DEG 55 MIN 13 SEC.

01 Jan 54 by USE (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US ENGINEERS 1954 STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED. STATION MARK IS 0.4 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE, AND ABOUT 0.5 FT. BELOW THE SURFACE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 66. LINE OF SIGHT FROM T-2 TRIPOD HEIGHT IS CLEAR IN ALL DIRECTIONS. REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE AZIMUTH DESCRIBED FOR REFERENCE MARK 2 IS FROM THE REFERENCE MARK TO THE STATION RATHER THAN FROM THE STATION TO THE REFERENCE MARK AS INDICATED.

01 Jan 58 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (WRH) THE STATION MARK AND THE TWO REFERENCE MARKS WERE RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND IN GOOD CONDITION, EXCEPT THAT A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN THE MILEAGE FROM HELENDALE WAS NOTED. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE RAILROAD STATION AT HELENDALE, GO E ON U.S. HIGHWAY 66 (TOWARD BARSTOW) FOR 1.8 MI. TO THE STATION ON THE LEFT.

01 Dec 92 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1992 (AJL) STATION AND REFERENCE MARKS 1 AND 2 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 38.6 KM (24.0 MI) NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HESPERIA, 20.9 KM (13.0 MI) NORTHEAST OF ADELANTO, 2.4 KM (1.5 MI) NORTHEAST OF HELENDALE, ON THE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY. OWNERSHIP--CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND SHADOW MOUNTAIN ROAD, NEAR 395 MILEPOST 27.00, ABOUT 16.1 KM (10.0 MI) NORTH OF ADELANTO, GO EAST ON SHADOW MOUNTAIN ROAD FOR 11.2 KM (7.0 MI) TO A T-INTERSECTION. TURN LEFT, NORTHEAST, ON HELANDALE ROAD FOR 2.3 KM (1.4 MI) TO AN INTERSECTION. TURN RIGHT, SOUTHEASTERLY, ON VISTA ROAD FOR 1.8 KM (1.1 MI) TO A T-INTERSECTION. TURN LEFT, NORTHEASTERLY, ON NATIONAL TRAILS HIGHWAY FOR 4.15 KM (2.58 MI) TO THE TOP OF A SLIGHT HILL AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT JUST BEFORE REACHING THE CENTER OF A GRAVEL INTERSECTION (MEADOW VIEW DRIVE). STATION MARK IS A DISK SET IN A 30 CM SQUARE CONCRETE MONUMENT THAT PROJECTS 6 CM. IT IS ABOUT 37.5 FT (11.4 M) (11.4 MT) NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF NATIONAL TRAILS HIGHWAY AND 0.6 M (2.0 FT) WEST OF A METAL WITNESS POST. NOTE--NGS REFERENCE OBJECT BOXSCORE AND 1933 DESCRIPTION GIVE INCORRECT AZIMUTH FOR REFERENCE MARK 2. REFERENCE MARK 2 IS APPROXIMATELY 166 DEGREES MAGNETIC (SOUTH) OF THE MAIN MARK, AS CORRECTLY STATED IN 1954 RECOVERY NOTE.

EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station detail.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station detail and GPSr.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station coordinates.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station setting.  View easterly along the National Trails Highway, aka Route 66.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station setting.  View westerly along the National Trails Highway, aka Route 66.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933" - Triangulation Station setting.  View southerly across the National Trails Highway, aka Route 66, toward Reference Monument No. 2.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Reference Monument No. 2 detail.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Reference Monument No. 2 and GPSr.
EV2866 "Sunnyhill 1933 - No. 2" - Triangulation Station setting.  View northerly across the National Trails Highway, aka Route 66, toward the Station.

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