U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service Benchmark - Apache Junction, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 26.704 W 111° 35.800
12S E 444542 N 3700788
This U.S.D.A. benchmark is located in the Maricopa County Usery Mountain Park in Apache Junction, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMTBRZ
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
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This dark bronze metal disk is embedded in a collar of concrete. The collar appears to be the top of a buried concrete pipe. The disk is stamped around the outside US Dept of Agriculture . SCS . Below the SCS is 265. The center of the disk has a ping mark in the center of cross hairs. This is a Soil Conservation Service marker used to measure soil erosion in the area. The marker is approximately 367 feet east of the eastern edge of Signal Butte Road and 525 feet northeast of the eastern edge of Signal Butte Road at its intersection with McLellan Road at an angle of 227.15 degrees. There is an attendant witness post, a metal fence post.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: US Dept of Agriculture . SCS . 265

Benchmark Agency: other (not included below)

Benchmark Agency (if other): US Dept of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service

Monumentation type: Disk (unspecified type)

County: City of Apache Junction

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Apache Junction

Find type: Found by luck/skill/knowledge

Monumentation type (if other): Not listed

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  2. A 'distant' photo including the mark in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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