PENIN - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Minnesota Department of Transportation geodetic control mark, set in 2012. It is an aluminum alloy rod with removable ID disk, recessed 2 inches, in a PVC pipe with an access cover. It is magnetic due to a bar magnet in a drill hole. It is a second-order vertical mark. Its elevation is 1315.742 feet, with 2-inch accuracy.

This mark has an NGS PID, and is listed in the NGS database. It is too recently set to show up in geocaching.com's snapshot of the NGS database.

It is in the southeast quadrant of section 17, Township 144 N, Range 31 W. This is in Wilkinson Township, near Steamboat Lake, south of Cass Lake.

The horizontal coordinates were established by GPS observations and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in May 2013.

Here is the to-reach section of the MnDOT database:

6.55 MILES SOUTH OF CASS LAKE, 6.8 MILES SOUTH ALONG TRUNK HIGHWAY 371 FROM JUNCTION OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 371 AND TRUNK HIGHWAY 2 IN CASS LAKE, AT TRUNK HIGHWAY 371 MILEPOINT 105.6, 36.3 FEET EAST OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 371, 21.0 FEET SOUTH OF ENTRANCE, 1.5 FEET NORTH OF WITNESS POST.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: PENIN Benchmark Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN) Monumentation type: Metal Rod (under a hinged cover) County: CASS USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): STEAMBOAT LAKE Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge NGS PID: DO6827 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 Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): Not listed

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