GR1855 N I -- Hoover Dam, NV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 36° 00.979 W 114° 44.327
11S E 703772 N 3988123
One of three concrete pier benchmarks at Hoover dam, this one can be seen from the Visitor Center
Waymark Code: WMMD89
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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Probably the easiest BOR concrete pier benchmark to find, this one can be seen clearly from the new Visitor Center.

From the NGS website: (visit link)

"GR1855 DESIGNATION - N I
GR1855 PID - GR1855
GR1855 STATE/COUNTY- NV/CLARK
GR1855 COUNTRY - US
GR1855 USGS QUAD - HOOVER DAM (1997)
GR1855
GR1855 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GR1855 ______________________________________________________________________
GR1855 NAD 83(1994) POS-36 00 58.75616(N)114 44 19.64851(W)ADJUSTED
GR1855
GR1855_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 11SQV0377188123(NAD 83)
GR1855
GR1855_MARKER: DS = TRIANGULATION STATION DISK
GR1855_SETTING: 0 = UNSPECIFIED SETTING
GR1855_STABILITY: D = MARK OF QUESTIONABLE OR UNKNOWN STABILITY
GR1855_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
GR1855+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - August 10, 2014
GR1855
GR1855 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
GR1855 HISTORY - 1935 MONUMENTED BOR
GR1855 HISTORY - 1990 GOOD USPSQD
GR1855 HISTORY - 20140810 GOOD GEOCAC
GR1855
GR1855 STATION DESCRIPTION
GR1855
GR1855'DESCRIBED BY US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 1935
GR1855'STATION IS A THREE-SIDED CONCRETE PIER 5 FEET HIGH, LOCATED
GR1855'ON THE NEVADA SIDE OF THE CANYON ABOUT 240 FEET DOWNSTREAM
GR1855'FROM THE END OF HOOVER DAM, WITH A STANDARD USC AND GS STATION
GR1855'MARK SET FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE PIER.
GR1855
GR1855 STATION RECOVERY (1990)
GR1855
GR1855'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 1990 (MG)
GR1855'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
GR1855
GR1855 STATION RECOVERY (2014)
GR1855
GR1855'RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHING 2014 (LPC)
GR1855'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION."
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: -blank-

Benchmark Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps

Monumentation type: TRIANGULATION STATION Disk

County: Clark Co. NV

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Hoover dam NV

Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used

Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link]

NGS PID: GR1855

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

Local database's URL (optional): Not listed
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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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