NY0279 - USC&GS 'K 288' BM - Klamath County, OR
N 42° 25.398 W 121° 19.333
10T E 638026 N 4698140
This NGS benchmark lies next to Hwy 140 in Klamath County, OR.
Waymark Code: WMFGJX
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2012
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This NGS benchmark was located after seeing it listed on a topography map as BM 4399. This U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey & State Survey benchmark is in excellent condition and imbedded in a low-lying boulder. I also had to prop the nearby metal witness post back up since it had fallen down.
NGS datasheet info:
01/01/1934 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
01/01/1942 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1942 18.9 MI E FROM DAIRY. 18.9 MILES EAST OF POST OFFICE ALONG LAKEVIEW ROAD, 3.1 MILES WEST OF BEATTY. 75 FEET SOUTH OF CENTER LINE OF ROAD. WITNESS POST SET.
01/01/1968 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1968 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.