GS0953 L 671 Reset -- 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 south of Borax Mill Rd. It appears to have the original 1942 wooden witness post from GS 0251 L 671, which is listed on Geocaching as destroyed, and as Not Found at the NGS.

From the NGS Datasheet: (visit link)

GS0953 DESIGNATION - L 671 RESET
GS0953 PID - GS0953
GS0953 STATE/COUNTY- CA/INYO
GS0953 USGS QUAD - FURNACE CREEK (1988)
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GS0953 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
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GS0953* NAD 83(1986)- 36 28 13. (N) 116 52 03. (W) SCALED
GS0953* NAVD 88 - -67.52 (+/-2cm) -221.5 (feet) VERTCON
GS0953 ___________________________________________________________________
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GS0953 HISTORY - Date Condition Recov. By
GS0953 HISTORY - 1980 MONUMENTED CADT
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GS0953 STATION DESCRIPTION
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GS0953''DESCRIBED BY CALTRANS 1980
GS0953''0.7 MILE (1.1 KM) NORTHWEST OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE HEADQUARTERS OF
GS0953''DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 190, 102 FEET
GS0953''(31.1 M) WEST OF CENTER LINE OF HIGHWAY AND 2.5 FEET (0.8 M) EAST OF
GS0953''4 INCH BY 4 INCH WOODEN WITNESS POST, SET IN THE TOP OF A CONCRETE
GS0953''POST FLUSH WITH THE GROUND."

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: L 671 Reset Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: Vertical Control Mark 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: GS0953 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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