Mount Diablo meridian
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The Mount Diablo meridian is a principal survey meridian in California used as a reference line for land surveying and mapping across much of the state and parts of Nevada.
Aliases (2)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
principal meridian
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survey meridian → |
| appliesTo |
certain private lands derived from federal patents
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public lands in California → |
| associatedBaseline |
Mount Diablo baseline
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| coordinateSystem |
Public Land Survey System rectangular survey
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| country |
United States
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| coversRegion |
large parts of central California
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most of northern California → western Nevada → |
| datumRelation |
tied to Mount Diablo initial point monument
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| establishedFor |
legal land descriptions
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subdivision of public lands → |
| governingAgency |
United States Bureau of Land Management
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| hasInitialPointMonument |
Mount Diablo initial point monument
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| initialPoint |
Mount Diablo
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| initialPointLocatedIn |
Contra Costa County, California
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| jurisdiction |
State of California
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State of Nevada → |
| legalSignificance |
controls description of federal land patents in its area
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referenced in deeds and land titles → |
| locatedIn |
California
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| mapRepresentation |
shown on BLM cadastral maps
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shown on USGS topographic maps → |
| namingReason |
named after Mount Diablo
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| partOf |
Public Land Survey System
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| principalMeridianNumber |
37
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| referenceFor |
land surveying in California
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land surveying in parts of Nevada → mapping in California → mapping in parts of Nevada → |
| relatedTo |
Humboldt meridian
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San Bernardino meridian → |
| surveySystemType |
rectangular survey system
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| systemRole |
origin for range numbering in its survey area
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origin for township numbering in its survey area → |
| usedBy |
cartographers
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government land agencies → land surveyors → title companies → |
| usedFor |
cadastral mapping
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property boundary definition → township and range descriptions → |
| usedIn |
California land survey system
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Nevada land survey system → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mount Diablo meridian
("Mount Diablo baseline")
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associatedBaseline |
|
California–Nevada border
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hasCoordinateReference |
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Mount Diablo meridian
("Mount Diablo initial point monument")
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hasInitialPointMonument |