DX0019: J 587 - Pines to Palms Highway, San Bernardino National Forest CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 33° 35.995 W 116° 25.312
11S E 553638 N 3717946
This Benchmark is 44 feet west of the Pines to Palms Highway; 0.69 miles south of Carrizo Road at the north edge of the San Bernardino National Forest.
Waymark Code: WMJ3C6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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1939/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

1955/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1955 13 MI S FROM PALM DESERT. 13.0 MILES SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 74 FROM THE POST OFFICE AT PALM DESERT, 0.2 MILE NORTH OF A ROCK AND CONCRETE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY MONUMENT, IN THE TOP OF THE WEST EDGE OF A GRANITE OUTCROP WHICH PROJECTS 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, 52 FEET NORTHWEST OF 30-INCH CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERT P-2.79, 41.9 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 5.8 FEET WEST OF A WITNESS POST, AND ABOUT 4 FEET HIGHER THAN THE HIGHWAY.

1986/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1986 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. NEW DESCRIPTION FOLLOWS. 20.0 KM (12.5 MI) SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 74 FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 111 IN PALM DESERT, AT MILEPOST NUMBER 83.28, IN TOP OF A 2 BY 3 FOOT BOULDER, 12.8 METERS (41.9 FT) WEST OF THE HIGHWAY CENTERLINE, 15.9 METERS (52 FT) NORTHWEST OF A 30-INCH PIPE CULVERT AND 15.2 METERS (50 FT) NORTHWEST OF MILEPOST NUMBER 83.28. THE MARK IS 0.5 METERS E FROM A WITNESS POST THE MARK IS 1.2 M ABOVE THE HIGHWAY.

1987/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1988/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1988 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: J 587

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a

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

Monumentation type (if other): n/a

County: Riverside County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Toro Peak

Special Category (if other): n/a

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: DX0019

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Special category (optional): Not listed

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