MW0025 - USCGS 'K 158 RESET 1954' BM - Modoc County, CA
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N 41° 32.463 W 120° 27.515
10T E 711988 N 4601940
This NGS benchmark is located just off Hwy 395 in Modoc County, CA.
Waymark Code: WMMRYE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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I recovered this U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey reset benchmark from 1954 in good condition. It was easy to recover with a nearby metal pipe witness post. The following datasheet info is adequate for recovery. My more accurate coordinates will place you very close to this mark.

01/01/1954 by CADH (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY CA DIV OF HIGHWAYS 1954 5.9 MI NE FROM ALTURAS. 5.9 MILES NORTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL AT ALTURAS, MODOC COUNTY, 350 FEET EAST OF THE JUNCTION OF THE HIGHWAY LEADING TO CEDARVILLE, AND 60 FEET SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY LEADING TO LAKEVIEW.

03/05/1987 by USGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1987 (DBK) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: K 158 RESET 1954

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey

Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk

County: Modoc County

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): SURPRISE STATION (1993)

Find type: Searched @ "BM" on a topographic map

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

NGS PID: MW0025

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): Not listed

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