Mount Diablo meridian

Summit beacon tower atop Mt. Diablo. The initial point marker lies within this tower.

The Mount Diablo meridian, established in 1851, is the main surveying reference point for much of northern California and Nevada. The initial point is the summit of Mount Diablo.

External links

John W. Pettley, PLS. "Mount Diablo Survey Point Establishes Property Boundaries in California and Nevada". Mount Diablo Surveyors Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
"Mount Diablo Meridian, San Francisco, CA". Principal Meridian Project. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
"Mount Diablo Meridian". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
"Cadastral Survey: Principal Meridians and Base Lines". U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
"Mount Diablo Meridian". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
"The Mt Diablo Initial Point, Its History and Use". Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Retrieved 2012-10-07.

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: 37°52′54″N 121°54′51″W / 37.88167°N 121.91417°W / 37.88167; -121.91417

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Mount Diablo meridian

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