One of three concrete pier and disk benchmarks on the Nevada side of Boulder canyon. This benchmark can be found from the dam, but you will need a long lens to see it. There is no public access to the sides of Boulder Canyon, for obvious reasons.
From the NGS datasheet: (
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GR1852 DESIGNATION - N II
GR1852 PID - GR1852
GR1852 STATE/COUNTY- NV/CLARK
GR1852 COUNTRY - US
GR1852 USGS QUAD - HOOVER DAM (1997)
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GR1852 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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GR1852* NAD 83(1994) POSITION- 36 00 58.08340(N) 114 44 20.72706(W) ADJUSTED
GR1852_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK
GR1852_SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING
GR1852_STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY
GR1852_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
GR1852+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 10, 2014
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GR1852 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
GR1852 HISTORY - 1935 MONUMENTED BOR
GR1852 HISTORY - 20140810 GOOD GEOCAC
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GR1852 STATION DESCRIPTION
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GR1852'DESCRIBED BY US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 1935
GR1852'STATION IS A THREE SIDED CONCRETE PIER 4-1/2 FEET HIGH LOCATED
GR1852'ON THE NEVADA SIDE OF THE CANYON ABOUT 350 YEAR DOWNSTREAM
GR1852'FROM THE END OF HOOVER DAM AND ABOUT 40 FT LOWER THAN THE TOP
GR1852'OF THE DAM, WITH A STANDARD U.S.C. AND G.S. STATION MARK
GR1852'SET FLUSH WITH TOP OF THE PIER.
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GR1852 STATION RECOVERY (2014)
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GR1852'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2014 (LPC)
GR1852'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.