Bearing Trees - why

[Next Ridge]

Surveyors and National Forest specialists, I have a question. I found this tag on two trees about 15’ apart, on top of a 400’ steep table in the middle of national forest 10 miles from private land. The trees were aspens in a boulder field and in danger of falling down.

Initial search says bearing trees are used for surveying, establishing property lines and demarcating private/public.

Why would they be no where near private land in a very difficult to access area?

 

[cnelk]

There should have been a monument marker in the ground not far from that bearing tree.

Was there?

 

[Next Ridge]

Not that I noticed, but could have been.

 

[mtnbound]

Surveyors and National Forest specialists, I have a question. I found this tag on two trees about 15’ apart, on top of a 400’ steep table in the middle of national forest 10 miles from private land. The trees were aspens in a boulder field and in danger of falling down.

Initial search says bearing trees are used for surveying, establishing property lines and demarcating private/public.

Why would they be no where near private land in a very difficult to access area?

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These and monument markers were used when the national forests were surveyed and mapped. Most have forgotten that paper maps existed long before OnX.

 

[SloppyJ]

Anytime Ive seen them theyre calling out a pin near by like mentioned above.