SANTA NO 1

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"SANTA NO 1"

NGS PointID: CZ1649
Reference Benchmarks: SANTA, SANTA NO 2
Condition: Minor ware.
Stamping: SANTA NO 1 1962
Coordinates: 32.598525, -110.887602
Elevation: 3675.56 ft (1120.31 m)
Setting: Circular conrete monument
Monumentor: USC&GS

Datasheet Description:

Reference mark 1, a standard disk stamped SANTA NO 1 1962, is set in the top of a cylindrical concrete monument, 12 inches in diameter, projecting 8 inches above the surface of the ground. It is about the same elevation as the station mark.


"SANTA NO 1" is a benchmark monumented by the USC&GS in 1962 located in Pinal County, Arizona. It is a deticated reference mark for SANTA.

The best way to get to "SANTA" is to enter the Saddlebrooke Ranch community and turn right onto Robson Circle. Stop at the end of the pavement and embark on the gravel "emergency road". There will be a gate but it was not locked. Continue from the gate for 1,700 feet along the road. Then head south to the the benchmark. A height of light from the 1977 recovery of the station was found nearby the station.

"SANTA NO 1" is located 26.447 feet or 8.061 meters 3 degrees from the main benchmark. It is located at about the same elevation than the station.