PB0183 - USCGS C372 1943 - Oregon - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

From the junction at milepost 12.60 on U.S. Hwy. 20 east of Bend, go south along the old alignment of the highway (pre 1970) for 0.70 miles, then turn right along the Old Bend-Burns Road (pre 1927 route) and go south another 1.30 miles to the location. The benchmark is located about 50 feet WSW of road centerline and 9 feet east of a large juniper tree in the top of a lava ledge. The cap is set about an inch below the rock surface. Benchmark set by U.S. Coast and Geological Survey in 1943.
NGS PID PB0183 - (visit link)
01/01/1943 by CGS (MONUMENTED) DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 14.2 MI SE FROM BEND. THIS MARK IS ABOUT 13.0 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 20 AND ABOUT 1.2 MILES SOUTH ALONG THE OLD BEND-BURNS ROAD FROM THE RAILWAY STATION AT BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, SET AT A POINT WHERE ROAD REACHES SUMMIT OF RISE, IN THE TOP OF A LAVA LEDGE, 9.0 FEET EAST OF A 36-INCH JUNIPER TREE, 50.0 FEET WEST SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD, 3.0 FEET WEST OF A WHITE REFERENCE POST.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: C372 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Deschutes USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Horse Ridge 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: PB0183 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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