- Station Name: TETILAN
- 4-Character ID: TETI
- Country: Mexico
-
- Reported By: Feaux and Alvarado
- Date: 30 SEP 98
- Mark Set By: UNAM
- Date Set: Set by Osvaldo Sanchez in 1992
-
- Latitude: unknown N
- Longitude: unknown W
- Height: unknown m
- Position Source:
- Magnetic Declination: 7o East (Magnetic
North is East of True North)
- Declination Source: Declination as per USGS model
IGRF-95, September 1998.
-
- Site Topo: Carta Topografica 1:250000, Zihuatanejo,
- Other Maps: Carta Topografica 1:50000, Tecpan, E14C4
-
- Site Owner: Senor Orbelin Navarrete Regalado
- Calle Ninos Heroes (no number)
- Tetitlan, Gro Mexico
-
- The owner should be notified before observing at this point.
He knows where the
- mark is located.
-
- Location: Outside the town of Tetitlan on the Rancho
El Cirian.
-
- To Reach: 0.00 ---- From Tecpan, drive south-east
on hwy 200 past the village of Agua
- Blanca to the km 98 marker. Continue on hwy 200, but begin
checking
- the distance at this marker.
-
- 0.35 0.35 Turn right (south-west) at a school after a sign
for Tetitlan. The road will
- be paved and will lead to the town of Tetitlan.
-
- 5.75 5.40 Drive into the center of the town of Tetitlan.
The road will turn into a
- T-intersection at a clock tower (a rather small clock tower).
Turn left
- (south) onto a dirt road at this T-intersection.
-
- 6.45 0.70 Continue on this road (generally south) past a
cemetery on the left (east)
- side of the road.
- 0.75 Park the vehicle.
-
- There are bedrock outcrops to the west on the side of a hill.
The mark is
- located approximately 25 meters from the road to the west,
set in one of
- these outcrops. Look for permanent red graffiti which is
painted on the
- outcrop in which the mark is set.
-
-
- Main Station Mark: Stainless steel pin with center
punch, with no inscription, set in bedrock.
-
- Reference Marks: None.
-
- Geology: Granitic outcrop.
-
- Comments: Access to a/c power and telephone can be
found in the town of Tetilan. Gasoline can be
- found in Tecpan. The closest place for medical service will
be in Tecpan. Bring a
- machete to clear vegetation at this site.
-
- Hotels: Nearest lodging in Tecpan
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