Site Number: 701
Current Site Name: MONUMENT PEAK
Other Site Name:
Location: MOUNT LAGUNA, CA
Geographic Region: CALIFORNIA
Tectonic Plate: PACIFIC
Primary Scientific Purposes: MEASUREMENTS SUPPORTING THE DETERMINATION OF PLATE MOTION, PLATE STABILITY, POLAR MOTION/EARTH ROTATION, REGIONAL DEFORMATION, AND INTERCOMPARISON OF MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES.
Site Description: THE STATION IS LOCATED ON MONUMENT PEAK IN THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL PARK NEAR PINE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF THE DEACTIVATED MOUNT LAGUNA AIR FORCE RADAR STATION. THE SITE WAS BUILT TO REPLACE THE OTAY MTN. SITE. A MONUMENTED PAD HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY MOBLAS-4 SINCE SEPTEMBER 1983. A JPL DISK AND A MONUMENT SUITABLE FOR OCCUPATION BY MOBILE VLBI ARE ALSO WITHIN THE SITE FACILITY.
Site Topo Map: MONUMENT PEAK, CALIFORNIA. N3252.5-W11622.5/7.5, 1959, U.S.G.S., RESTON, VA 22092
Geological Province: PENINSULA RANGES; WEST OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT.
Local Geology: PRE-CENOZOIC (GRANITIC AND METAMORPHIC ROCK). THE STATION IS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE PENINSULA MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE PENINSULA RANGE RUNS PARALLEL TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND CONTINUES SOUTH INTO MEXICO.
Comments: NONE
Site Number: 701
Current Site Name: MONUMENT PEAK
Location: MOUNT LAGUNA, CA
Number of Observing Monuments: 3
Surveyed into National Network? YES
Monument Number: 7110
Type of Monument: STANDARD NASA DISK
Monument Inscription: ORT STATION 7110 1981
Systems Using Monument: MOBLAS-4
Latitude: N 32 53' 30.23372"
Longitude: W 116 25' 21.55890"
Elevation: meters
Height Above Ellipsoid: 1837.564 meters
Survey Source/Date: BFEC / 30-OCT-92
Datum/Ellipsoid: NAD 1983/GRS 80
Comments: THIS MONUMENT IS THE PERMANENT LOCATION OF MOBLAS-4.
Differential Coordinates FROM Observing Monument 7110 TO Reference Monuments and Other Observing Monuments
Data Source: BFEC
Mon. Number Monument Inscription X Y Z 7220 ARIES ORION STA 7220 1981 -14.2854 6.8787 -0.5950 7274 MONUMENT PEAK NCMN 1983 -11.3935 7.8023 2.5237 -- 7110 PIER A (1990) 145.7026 -114.2405 -27.6541 -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -380.6555 -963.2784 -1658.3201 -- 7110 PIER C (1990) -56.4966 -35.7056 -84.0620 -- LOOKOUT (1988) -60.7948 -13.7768 -58.3044 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 -0.1390 15.7974 20.4081
Mon. Number Monument Inscription North East Up 7220 ARIES ORION STA 7220 1981 -0.6074 -15.8549 -0.1592 7274 MONUMENT PEAK NCMN 1983 3.1595 -13.6760 -0.2403 -- 7110 PIER A (1990) -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -- 7110 PIER C (1990) -- LOOKOUT (1988) -70.3485 -48.3185 1.4045 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 24.7858 -7.1578 -0.7443
Site Number: 701
Current Site Name: MONUMENT PEAK
Location: MOUNT LAGUNA, CA
Monument Number: 7220
Type of Monument: 10'' X 10'' STEEL PLATE
Monument Inscription: ARIES ORION STA 7220 1981
Systems Using Monument: MOBILE VLBI
Latitude: N 32 53' 30.21403"
Longitude: W 116 25' 22.16871"
Elevation: meters
Height Above Ellipsoid: 1837.406 meters
Survey Source/Date: BFEC / 30-OCT-92
Datum/Ellipsoid: NAD 1983/GRS 80
Comments: THE PLATE HAS TWO PUNCH MARKS. THE CENTER PUNCH IS THE SURVEY REFERENCE POINT.
Differential Coordinates FROM Observing Monument 7220 TO Reference Monuments and Other Observing Monuments
Data Source: BFEC
Mon. Number Monument Inscription X Y Z 7110 ORT STATION 7110 1981 14.2854 -6.8787 0.5950 7274 MONUMENT PEAK NCMN 1983 2.8919 0.9236 3.1187 -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -366.3701 -970.1572 -1657.7251 -- LOOKOUT (1988) -46.5093 -20.6555 -57.7094 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 14.1465 8.9187 21.0031
Mon. Number Monument Inscription North East Up 7110 ORT STATION 7110 1981 0.6074 15.8549 0.1592 7274 MONUMENT PEAK NCMN 1983 3.7666 2.1790 -0.0812 -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -- LOOKOUT (1988) -69.7416 -32.4622 1.5668 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 25.3918 8.7010 -0.5852
Site Number: 701
Current Site Name: MONUMENT PEAK
Location: MOUNT LAGUNA, CA
Monument Number: 7274
Type of Monument: STANDARD NGS DISK
Monument Inscription: MONUMENT PEAK NCMN 1983
Systems Using Monument: MOBILE VLBI
Latitude: N 32 53' 30.33627"
Longitude: W 116 25' 22.08490"
Elevation: meters
Height Above Ellipsoid: 1837.325 meters
Survey Source/Date: BFEC / 30-OCT-92
Datum/Ellipsoid: NAD 1983/GRS 80
Comments: A GPS BETWEEN THIS MARK AND OTAY MOUNTAIN (SANDIE NASA 1976) WAS PERFORMED IN 1992. SEE PAGE 421.
Differential Coordinates FROM Observing Monument 7274 TO Reference Monuments and Other Observing Monuments
Data Source: BFEC
Mon. Number Monument Inscription X Y Z 7110 ORT STATION 7110 1981 11.3935 -7.8023 -2.5237 7220 ARIES ORION STA 7220 1981 -2.8919 -0.9236 -3.1187 -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -369.2619 -971.0807 -1660.8437 -- LOOKOUT (1988) -49.4012 -21.5790 -60.8281 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 11.25464 7.9951 17.8844
Mon. Number Monument Inscription North East Up 7110 ORT STATION 7110 1981 -3.1609 13.6751 0.2402 7220 ARIES ORION STA 7220 1981 -3.7666 -2.1790 0.0812 -- 7110 PIER B (1988) -- LOOKOUT (1988) -73.5083 -34.6412 1.6479 -- MONUMENT PEAK NCMN NO.1 1983 21.6252 6.5221 -0.5040
Site Number: 701
Current Site Name: MONUMENT PEAK
Location: MOUNT LAGUNA, CA
Monument Occupying Occupation Starting Ending Number System Designator Date Date 7110 MOBLAS-3 71100301 15-JUL-81 30-JUN-83 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100402 15-AUG-83 12-NOV-86 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100403 20-NOV-86 30-APR-88 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100404 30-APR-88 15-JUN-88 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100405 16-JUN-88 12-DEC-88 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100406 13-DEC-88 13-SEP-90 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100407 14-SEP-90 02-APR-91 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100408 03-APR-91 05-DEC-91 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100409 06-DEC-91 14-JAN-92 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100410 18-JAN-92 09-MAR-92 7110 MOBLAS-4 71100411 01-MAY-92 31-DEC-99 7220 TLRS-1 72201101 30-AUG-83 02-NOV-83 7220 TLRS-1 72201102 28-DEC-84 10-JAN-85 7220 TLRS-1 72201103 13-JAN-85 27-FEB-85 7220 TLRS-1 72201104 03-MAR-85 23-MAR-85 7220 TLRS-1 72201105 24-MAR-85 13-MAY-85 7274 TLRS-1 72741101 16-MAY-85 18-JUL-85
Monument Occupying Occupation Starting Ending Number System Designator Date Date 7220 MV-2 72205201 14-MAY-81 14-MAY-81 7220 MV-3 72205302 15-OCT-82 18-OCT-82 7220 MV-3 72205303 27-JUN-83 28-JUN-83 7220 MV-3 72205304 05-NOV-83 09-NOV-83 7274 MV-3 72745301 12-APR-84 13-APR-84 7274 MV-2 72745202 12-JAN-85 13-JAN-85 7274 MV-2 72745203 26-FEB-85 03-MAR-85 7274 MV-2 72745204 12-MAY-85 15-MAY-85 7274 MV-3 72745305 05-NOV-85 06-NOV-85 7274 MV-3 72745306 09-DEC-85 11-DEC-85 7274 MV-3 72745307 05-JAN-86 06-JAN-86 7274 MV-2 72745208 23-FEB-86 24-FEB-86 7274 MV-2 72745209 07-APR-86 08-APR-86 7274 MV-2 72745210 17-MAY-86 22-MAY-86 7274 MV-2 72745211 19-OCT-86 20-OCT-86 7274 MV-2 72745212 26-OCT-86 30-OCT-86 7274 MV-3 72745313 10-DEC-86 11-DEC-86 7274 MV-3 72745314 08-FEB-87 10-FEB-87 7274 MV-2 72745215 22-MAR-87 23-MAR-87 7274 MV-2 72745216 14-MAY-87 15-MAY-87 7274 MV-2 72745217 28-OCT-87 29-OCT-87 7274 MV-2 72745218 05-DEC-87 06-DEC-87 7274 MV-3 72745319 03-MAY-88 05-MAY-88 7274 MV-2 72745220 29-OCT-88 31-OCT-88 7274 MV-2 72745221 18-JAN-89 20-JAN-89 7274 MV-2 72745222 14-MAY-89 16-MAY-89 7274 MV-2 72745223 09-NOV-90 11-NOV-90