USGS VS 6, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 0ccam
N 35° 05.057 W 109° 47.297
12S E 610460 N 3883061
Quick Description: This Bench mark disk is cemented into a rock next to the sidewalk between the Painted Desert Inn Museum and the edge of the Painted Desert.
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 7/12/2007 12:48:04 AM
Waymark Code: WM1VAB
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member seventhings
Views: 57

Long Description:
Go into the Petrified Forest National Park from I-40/Route 66. Go past the Painted Desert Visitors Center up to the Painted Desert Inn Museum. Proceed on foot past the Inn out toward the viewing area. Keep an eye out to the right side of the sidewalk and look for a black rock with the disk embedded.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: VS 6

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) disk

County: Chambers, AZ/Petrified Forest, AZ

USGS Topographic Quadrangle Name: Painted Desert Inn, USGS Kachina Point (AZ)

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

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Visit Instructions:

  1. A closeup photo of the mark is required.
  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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