SWCA LA 2713
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
N 33° 38.046 W 104° 13.532
13S E 571826 N 3721855
BENCHMARK SWCA LA 2713
Waymark Code: WM13BG
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Black Dog Trackers
Views: 21

SWCA INC
SET BESIDE 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: SWCA LA 2713

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): SWCA INC

Monumentation type: other (not any of the below)

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

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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NGS PID: Not listed

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