PB0469 - USGS P-38, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Volcanoguy
N 43° 58.883 W 121° 30.159
10T E 620086 N 4870894
US Geological Survey elevation mark P-38.
Waymark Code: WM5M82
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
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This elevation mark is located along an abandoned segment of the old Century Drive, about 12.5 miles southwest of Bend. The cap is set in a large boulder, about 70 feet southeast of the junction of Rds 4613 054 & 4613 050 near Big Spring. The cap was set by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1929 and was marked P-38.
NGS PID PB0469 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1963. REACHED FROM THE POST OFFICE IN BEND BY GOING SOUTHWEST ON CENTURY DRIVE FOR 12.5 MILES TO A DIRT ROAD ON THE LEFT AND SIGN ON THE RIGHT, BIG SPRING, TURN LEFT AS PER SIGN AND GO SOUTHWESTERLY ON THE DIRT ROAD FOR 0.35 MILE TO THE BENCH MARK ON THE LEFT, 70 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE JUNCTION OF THE DIRT ROAD AND A ROAD LEADING SOUTH TO BIG SPRING, 3 FEET NORTH OF A METAL WITNESS POST AND 2 FEET EAST OF A PINE TREE WITH A TRIANGLE BLAZE IN A 4 BY 4 FOOT ROCK OUTCROP THAT PROJECTS 4 INCHES.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: P-38

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Monumentation type: Not labeled BENCH MARK, but with an ELEVATION marked on it

County: Deschutes

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Wanoga Butte

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: PB0469

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed

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