MX0027 - USC&GS 'G 495' BM - Siskiyou County, CA - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

Recovered in good condition as described in the NGS datasheet with the exception that Grass Lake railroad station no longer exists and the highway has been re-routed to the east. Two witness posts aid in recovery, one a carsonite post, the other a white metal post. This BM is also listed on a topography map as 'BM 4376'. The NGS datasheet coordinates are adequate for station recovery.

Per the NGS datasheet:

01/01/1954 by CGS (MONUMENTED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 5.6 MI S FROM GRASS LAKE. 5.6 MILES SOUTH ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 97 FROM THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY RAILROAD STATION AT GRASS LAKE, 0.2 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE T JUNCTION OF THE MILITARY PASS ROAD LEADING EAST, AT THE SOUTH END OF A CUT, IN THE TOP OF AN OUTCROP, 175 FEET SOUTHWEST AND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE ENTRANCE TO A GRAVEL PIT, 65.7 FEET WEST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE HIGHWAY, 2 1/2 FEET LOWER THAN THE HIGHWAY, AND 0.6 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: G 495 Benchmark Agency: U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: BENCH MARK (or B.M.) Disk County: Siskiyou County USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): THE WHALEBACK (1986) 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: MX0027 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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