NW0357 - USGS PALOMINO NO 2 - 1972 - Oregon
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N 42° 51.213 W 117° 56.091
11T E 423620 N 4744975
U.S. Geological Survey reference mark.
Waymark Code: WMTBT7
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
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This reference mark is located along Ore. Hwy. 78 about 7 miles NW of Burns Junction. The cap is set on a rod driven in ground about 150 feet SW of highway centerline and about 35 feet SE of PALOMINO station. The cap was set by the US Geological Survey in 1972 and marked PALOMINO NO 2.
NGS PID NW0357 - (visit link)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1972 LOCATED ABOUT 45.8 MI WSW. OF JORDAN VALLEY, 15.7 MI WNW. OF ROME, 6.9 MI NW. OF BURNS JUNCTION ON STATE HWY. 78, 120 FT SW. OF STATE HWY. 78. TO REACH FROM BURNS JUNCTION, DRIVE 6.9 MI NW. ON STATE HWY. 78 TO SMALL ROCK CUT THROUGH ROCKY BENCH. TURN LEFT (SW.) 120 FT TO STATION MARK ON TOP OF ROCKY BENCH 2.8 FT E. OF WHITE WOODEN WITNESS POST. STATION MARK--USBPR BRASS BM TABLET, UNSTAMPED, IN CENTER OF 1 X 1-FT CONCRETE POST PROJECTING 0.2 FT. RM 1--STANDARD RM TABLET STAMPED---PALOMINO NO 1 1972---, CEMENTED IN DRILL HOLE IN ROCK OUTCROP, 0.3 FT BELOW STATION MARK. RM 2--STANDARD RM TABLET STAMPED---PALOMINO NO 2 1972---, SET ON COPPER-COATED ROD ENCASED IN 6-INCH COLLAR, 0.4 FT BELOW STATION MARK. INSTRUMENT STAND 4.05 FT ABOVE STATION MARK.
Condition: Mark found in good condition

Designation: PALOMINO NO 2

Benchmark Agency: U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

Benchmark Agency (if other): NA

Monumentation type: REFERENCE MARK Disk

Monumentation type (if other): NA

County: Malheur

USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): Palomino Hills

Special category (optional): Not listed

Special Category (if other): NA

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: NW0357

Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link]

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