79C489 - Grand Forks, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 00.707 W 118° 18.974
11U E 403751 N 5429600
This is a benchmark along Highway 3 about 10 km east of Grand Forks.
Waymark Code: WMMPFE
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/19/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
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On the north side of the highway, it is in a rock cut, 33 metres east of the west end, about 6 inches above the level of the road.

Tablet Marking: 79C489
Mapsheet: NTS PENTICTON - 82E.009.1.3
Marker Type: TABLET
Date of Marker Installation: 1979-01-01
CSDB ID: 79C486
NAME: BM 79-C-489
Marker Location
LARGE ROCK CUT ALONG HIGHWAY NO.3,11.1KM EAST OF GRAND FORKS COURTHOUSE,7.6KM SOUTHWEST OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY NO.395,TABLET IN BASE OF SOUTH FACE OF ROCK,7.7M NORTH OF CENTRE LINE OF ROADWAY,33M EAST OF WEST END OF CUT,SLIGHTLY ABOVE ROAD LEVEL.
From GeoBC
Unique Designation: 79C489

Marker Type: Benchmark Disk

Condition: Good
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