NMSHTD 2847 27 1996 GPS - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

SET IN THE TOP OF ACME 2.
THE STATION IS 24 MILES EAST OF ROSWELL, 10-1/2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ELKINS, 7-1/2 MILES EAST OF THE PECOS RIVER, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 70, JUST WEST OF A TRACK ROAD WHICH CROSSES THE HIGHWAY AND AT A POINT WHERE THE HIGHWAY BEGINS A STEEP DESCENT TO THE EAST. THE HIGHWAY REACHES A HIGHER SUMMIT 1.0 MILE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE STATION. TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN ROSWELL, DRIVE NORTH ON U.S. HIGHWAYS 70 AND 285 FOR 4.7 MILES TO THE JUNCTION OF THESE TWO HIGHWAYS. KEEP RIGHT WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 70 AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST FOR 10.8 MILES TO THE BRIDGE OVER THE PECOS RIVER. CROSS THE BRIDGE AND CONTINUE THE HIGHWAY FOR 8.5 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD ON THE RIGHT AT SIGN READING, CAMPBELL, AND THE AZIMUTH MARK. CONTINUE EASTERLY ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 0.95 MILE TO A TRACK CROSS ROAD AND THE STATION ON THE LEFT.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: NMSHTD 2847 27 1996 GPS Benchmark Agency: New Mexico Highway and Transportation Department (NM) Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type) County: CHAVEZ USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): USGS Haystack Mountain (NM) Topo Map Special category (optional): Not listed Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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