Humboldt meridian

The Humboldt meridian in California, longitude 124° 07' 10" west from Greenwich, intersects the base line on the summit of Mount Pierce at latitude 40° 25' 02" north (co-ordinates in NAD27 datum),^[1] and governs the surveys in the northwestern corner of California, lying west of the Coast Range of mountains, and north of township 5 south, of the Humboldt meridian system.^[2] This principal meridian was established in 1853.^[3]

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"California and Nevada". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
"Cadastral Survey: Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
"Humboldt Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
"Humboldt Principal Meridian, Scotia, CA". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-09-28.

Principal meridians of the United States

Numbered meridians	First Second Third Fourth Fourth (extended) Fifth Sixth

Named meridians	Black Hills Boise Chickasaw Choctaw Cimarron Copper River Gila and Salt River Humboldt Huntsville Indian Louisiana Michigan Mount Diablo Navajo New Mexico Montana St. Helena meridian St. Stephens Salt Lake San Bernardino Tallahassee Uintah Umiat Ute Washington Willamette Wind River

List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States

Coordinates: 40°25′02.06″N 124°07′14.12″W / 40.4172389°N 124.1205889°W / 40.4172389; -124.1205889

Humboldt meridian

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