GS0258 S 671 -- Death Valley National Park CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

CA SH 190 from Death Valley Junction has NGS BMs placed about every mile, for those willing to get off the road and hike a few dozen yards into the desert for them. Many still sport original wooden witness posts and wooded frames.

This BM is located near Zabriskie Point.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

"GS0258 DESIGNATION - S 671
GS0258 PID - GS0258
GS0258 STATE/COUNTY- CA/INYO
GS0258 USGS QUAD - FURNACE CREEK (1988)
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GS0258 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
GS0258 ___________________________________________________________________
GS0258* NAD 83(1986)- 36 24 56. (N) 116 48 09. (W) SCALED
GS0258* NAVD 88 - 231.082 (meters) 758.14 (feet) ADJUSTED
GS0258 ___________________________________________________________________
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GS0258_MARKER: DB = BENCH MARK DISK
GS0258_SETTING: 7 = SET IN TOP OF CONCRETE MONUMENT
GS0258_STAMPING: S 671 1942
GS0258_STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO
GS0258+STABILITY: SURFACE MOTION
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GS0258 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
GS0258 HISTORY - 1942 MONUMENTED CGS
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GS0258 STATION DESCRIPTION
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GS0258''DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1942
GS0258''4 MI SE FROM FURNACE CREEK INN.
GS0258''4.0 MILES SOUTHEAST ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 190, 30 FEET WEST OF
GS0258''CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY AND 30 FEET SOUTH OF DIRT ROAD LEADING
GS0258''EAST FROM THE HIGHWAY. WITNESS POST SET. A STANDARD DISK,
GS0258''STAMPED S 671 1942 AND SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE POST."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: S 671 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Inyo Co CA USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Furnace Creek 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: GS0258 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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