STATION 69 - MT. UMUNHUM
ALERT ID 2079

Location

Latitude: 37/09/29
Elevation (NGVD29):  3,090 ft.
Longitude: 121/54/13
Locaide:  33 37-41

Description
Station located on the western slope of Mt. Umunhum, on the abandoned Almaden Air Force Base.

Period of Record
Measurements began on June 10, 1968, with continuous operation to the present.

Station History
Date Note
06/10/1968 8-inch Fischer & Porter ADR recorder installed with windshield.
05/25/1978 gauge moved approximately 280 feet northeast, and 15 feet lower in elevation.
11/14/1983 12-inch Sierra-Misco radio-reporting tipping bucket gauge, with one millimeter resolution, installed to supplement the existing Fischer & Porter ADR.
09/29/1992 Fischer & Porter removed.
07/19/1994 Model 5050 ALERT transmitter replaced with model 5096.

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