MO1348: PHIPPIN - Cheyenne WY
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PeterNoG
N 41° 06.130 W 104° 51.095
13T E 512462 N 4550109
This Benchmark is on the grassy hill beside Etchapare Circle (the entrance road to the Info Center/Rest Area) at I-25 Exit 7 near Cheyenne, WY.
Waymark Code: WMJJTJ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2013
Views: 12
1993/01/01 by NGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1993 5 KM (3.10 MI) SW FROM CHEYENNE. STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 KM (3.10 MI) SOUTHWEST OF CHEYENNE, 1.5 KM (0.95 MI) SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 25 AND 80, IN THE FRANK NORRIS, JR TRAVEL CENTER, ON A GRASSY KNOLL BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE AND THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE TRAVEL CENTER, ABOUT 125 M (410.1 FT) WEST OF THE HIGHWAY. OWNERSHIP--WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TO REACH FROM THE OVERPASS AT THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 25 AND COLLEGE DRIVE (EXIT 7, FIRST EXIT SOUTH OF THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 25 AND 80), GO WEST ON COLLEGE DRIVE FOR 0.19 KM (0.10 MI) TO A CROSSROAD. TURN RIGHT, NORTH, DOWNGRADE, ON ETCHAPARE DRIVE FOR 0.45 KM (0.25 MI) TO A FORK AT TRAFFIC ISLAND. TURN RIGHT, EASTERLY, ON TRACK ROAD, KEEPING SOUTH OF PINE TREES, FOR 0.05 KM (0.05 MI) TO THE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE. TURN RIGHT, NORTH, UPGRADE, ALONG FENCE FOR 0.13 KM (0.10 MI) TO HIGH GROUND AND STATION ON THE RIGHT. STATION MARK IS A PUNCH HOLE TOP CENTER OF A STAINLESS STEEL ROD ENCASED IN A GREASE FILLED SLEEVE WITH LOGO CAP SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE FLUSH WITH THE GROUND. IT IS 16.2 M (53.1 FT) WEST OF A SPLIT RAIL FENCE, 14.3 M (46.9 FT) NORTHWEST OF A UTILITY POLE, 30.5 M (100.1 FT) NORTHEAST OF THE ENTRANCE ROAD CENTER, 12.9 M (42.3 FT) SOUTHEAST OF THE TOP CENTER OF THE JOHN M. PHIPPIN MEMORIAL, AND 1.0 M (3.3 FT) SOUTH OF A FIBERGLASS WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS 1.00 METERS W FROM A WITNESS POST. THE MARK IS LEVEL WITH GROUND.
Condition: Mark found in good condition
Designation: PHIPPIN
Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey
Benchmark Agency (if other): n/a
Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover)
Monumentation type (if other): n/a
County: Laramie County
USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Cheyenne South
Special category (optional): Not listed
Special Category (if other): n/a
Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge
Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]
NGS PID: MO1348
Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]
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