PY0093: O 9 - Gibbon Falls, Yellowstone Nat'l Park
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 44° 39.229 W 110° 46.300
12T E 518104 N 4944520
This Benchmark is at the Gibbon Falls viewing area on Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park.
Waymark Code: WMJRRD
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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1923/01/01 by CGS (MONUMENTED)

1960/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1960 8.05 MI SW FROM NORRIS. ABOUT 8.05 MILES SOUTHWEST ALONG THE NORRIS JUNCTION-MADISON JUNCTION HIGHWAY FROM THE MUSEUM BUILDING AT NORRIS, AT THE TOP OF A CLIFF OVERLOOKING GIBBON FALLS, SET IN THE TOP OF A VERY LARGE BOULDER WHICH PROJECTS 3 1/2 FEET, 73 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 69 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE GIBBONS FALLS EXHIBIT, 5 FEET EAST-SOUTHEAST OF A STONE GUARD RAIL ON THE EAST-SOUTHEAST SIDE OF A LARGE PARKING AREA, ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE THE HIGHWAY. NOTE-- 1964 REPORT-- O 9 1923 STAMPED IN THE RING AND 7134.589 STAMPED OUTSIDE THE RING.

1983/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1983 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.

1987/01/01 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1987 RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: O 9

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: Park County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Madison Junction

Special Category (if other): n/a

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

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NGS PID: PY0093

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Special category (optional): Not listed

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