Humboldt meridian - wikipedia 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 ), 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. This principal meridian was established in 1853. See also List of principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States References Jump up ^ USDI / BLM Cadastral Survey Meridians -- California Jump up ^ Plane Surveying for Use in the Classroom and Field By William Galt Raymond Jump up ^ Part 5 : Public Land Survey System Standards for USGS and USDA Forest Service Single Edition Quadrangle Maps ( 5 / 03 ) External links `` 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. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 25. 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 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Humboldt_meridian&oldid=774141270 '' Categories : Geography of California Meridians and base lines of the United States Named meridians Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 6 April 2017, at 14 : 58. About Wikipedia

Question: the intersection of the humboldt baseline and meridian is in
Answer: latitude 40° 25' 02" north