ODOT Bly Mountain 5 - Klamath County, OR
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 42° 21.252 W 121° 23.823
10T E 632014 N 4690347
This benchmark is located just off of Hwy 140 on the right hand side of the road if your heading east in Bly Mountain Pass, in Klamath county, OR.
Waymark Code: WMEQNF
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
Views: 2

I was traveling along Bly Mountain Pass and noticed this bright orange carbonite witness post in the distance and had a hunch it might be something worth checking out. My hunch proved correct as there is a bronze benchmark imbedded in a low-lying boulder by the Oregon Dept. of Transportation. It's a geodetic control point and numbered #5, which hints that there are other numbered geodetic control points through Bly Mountain Pass as well.

There is a gravel parking area in front of the benchmark and the orange witness post will lead you right to the benchmark location.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: BLYMT 5 2004

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): Oregon D.O.T.

Monumentation type: Control Monument, Survey Control, Control Survey

Monumentation type (if other): Geodetic Control Point

County: Klamath

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Yonna

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Special category (optional): 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

Visit Instructions:
  1. A closeup photo of the mark taken by you 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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