The NorthWet Name the Location Thread

Probably within 20 miles of SR20, but east of Washington Pass, and Loup Loup Pass.

Ruby Hill?

Never been there. Just a guess.

Ruby Hill it is:





And the mine in the picture was The Fourth of July Mine.


I reccomend a ride over the hill


Post another one DRONE

Here's a little different challenge.

Where is this? To win, you have to explain to all of us how to look up the location of a benchmark when all you have is a picture of it. Because I don't know. In fact, I don't know where this benchmark is exactly. I know the date I took it and where I was riding on that day. But I don't remember where I saw this. So . . . educate us!

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&q=N+46%C2%B0+26.733+W+115%C2%B0+30.267&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1920&bih=1082&wrapid=tlif133745380600110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/nearest.aspx?lat=46.423611&lon=-115.419722
http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=RY0439
http://www.geocaching.com/mark/datasheet.aspx?PID=RY0439
https://www.google.com/search?tbs=s...h&sa=X&ei=fOy3T8HGDITeiAK1l72IBw&ved=0CBUQ9Q8

Even better, if you know the State, go here:

http://www.geocaching.com/mark/nearest.aspx
Input the designation as E 216. (the space is required). Input the State.

This only works if the benchmark is in that geocaching database.

Good job Sherlock Holmes! I think he remembers where he took that pic now.

Thanks, Steve.

Geocaching, huh? I would guess that database is only gonna get bigger.

You're up.

You can also look up the NGS datasheet with the station name and state.
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_desig.prl

If you want to go benchmark hunting, besides geocaching search engine you can search from ngs here:
http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/datasheet.prl


<tt> </tt></pre> The NGS Data Sheet

See file dsdata.txt for more information about the datasheet.


DATABASE = NGSIDB , PROGRAM = datasheet95, VERSION = 7.88.2 1 National Geodetic Survey, Retrieval Date = MAY 20, 2012 RY0439 *********************************************************************** RY0439 DESIGNATION - E 216 RY0439 PID - RY0439 RY0439 STATE/COUNTY- ID/IDAHO RY0439 COUNTRY - US RY0439 USGS QUAD - SNOWY SUMMIT (1994) RY0439 RY0439 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL RY0439 ______________________________________________________________________ RY0439* NAD 83(1986) POSITION- 46 26 45. (N) 115 30 16. (W) SCALED RY0439* NAVD 88 ORTHO HEIGHT - 1919.058 (meters) 6296.11 (feet) ADJUSTED RY0439 ______________________________________________________________________ RY0439 GEOID HEIGHT - -15.95 (meters) GEOID09 RY0439 DYNAMIC HEIGHT - 1918.420 (meters) 6294.02 (feet) COMP RY0439 MODELED GRAVITY - 980,212.3 (mgal) NAVD 88 RY0439 RY0439 VERT ORDER - FIRST CLASS II RY0439 RY0439.The horizontal coordinates were scaled from a topographic map and have RY0439.an estimated accuracy of +/- 6 seconds. RY0439. RY0439.The orthometric height was determined by differential leveling and RY0439.adjusted in June 1991. RY0439 RY0439.WARNING-Repeat measurements at this control monument indicate possible RY0439.vertical movement. RY0439 RY0439.The dynamic height is computed by dividing the NAVD 88 RY0439.geopotential number by the normal gravity value computed on the RY0439.Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS 80) ellipsoid at 45 RY0439.degrees latitude (g = 980.6199 gals.). RY0439 RY0439.The modeled gravity was interpolated from observed gravity values. RY0439 RY0439; North East Units Estimated Accuracy RY0439;SPC ID W - 531,020. 818,870. MT (+/- 180 meters Scaled) RY0439 RY0439 SUPERSEDED SURVEY CONTROL RY0439 RY0439 NGVD 29 (??/??/92) 1917.729 (m) 6291.75 (f) ADJ UNCH 1 2 RY0439 RY0439.Superseded values are not recommended for survey control. RY0439.NGS no longer adjusts projects to the NAD 27 or NGVD 29 datums. RY0439.See file dsdata.txt to determine how the superseded data were derived. RY0439 RY0439_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 11TPM148446(NAD 83) RY0439 RY0439_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK RY0439_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT RY0439_SP_SET: SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT RY0439_STAMPING: E 216 1935 RY0439_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO RY0439+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION RY0439 RY0439 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By RY0439 HISTORY - 1935 MONUMENTED CGS RY0439 HISTORY - 1950 GOOD CGS RY0439 RY0439 STATION DESCRIPTION RY0439 RY0439'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1950 RY0439'11.1 MI W FROM SHERMAN SADDLE. RY0439'11.1 MILES WEST ALONG THE LOLO TRAIL ROAD FROM SHERMAN SADDLE, 28.9 RY0439'MILES SOUTHEAST OF PIERCE, IDAHO, 0.65 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE JUNCTION RY0439'OF A DIRT ROAD LEADING NORTH TO THE OLD ROCKY RIDGE LOOKOUT, AT A RY0439'SADDLE IN ROCKY RIDGE, 61 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RY0439'ROAD, 45.7 FEET NORTHEAST OF A LONE 15-INCH WHITE FIR TREE MARKED WITH RY0439'A WHITE PAINTED TRIANGULAR BLAZE AND GROWING ON THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF RY0439'THE ROAD, 21.2 FEET NORTH OF A 15-INCH STUMP MARKED BY THE WHITE RY0439'PAINTED LETTERS B M, 2.8 FEET NORTHWEST OF A WITNESS POST, ABOUT 7 RY0439'FEET HIGHER THAN THE ROAD, AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST RY0439'PROJECTING 0.7 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND. *** retrieval complete. Elapsed Time = 00:00:01 </pre>

Ok. Sorry about the delay. Name the peak with the lookout on it.

Slate Peak Lookout

Yup. Your turn.

Name the road

Is that Lower Imnaha rd or the rd to Dug Bar? Seen a lot of Bighorn Sheep up there last Aug?

Giggle

I don't know but I want to go there!

Reminds me of the Little Weiser River Road west of Lake Cascade in the Payette National Forest.

Kleinschmidt Grade?

No

Also not the Little Weiser River Road west of Lake Cascade in the Payette National Forest

No

NF-493, road leading from/to Pittsburgh landing?